Barn Cottage, Lewes Road, Chelwood Gate, Haywards Heath, RH17 7DE

Barn Cottage is a detached house in Chelwood Gate, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 7DE). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1967-1975. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since July 2021. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

Today's modelled estimate of £902,000 is 48.5% below the 2022 sale of £1,750,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£2,852/sq ft) was about 1803.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 57 m² it sits well below the postcode median (109 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold January 2022 for £1,750,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.