3 Orchard Cottages, London Road, Danehill, Haywards Heath, RH17 7HS
About 3 Orchard Cottages
3 Orchard Cottages is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Danehill, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 7HS). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a G (score 16), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it F (September 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 58), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 11 years since the last transfer (April 2015). Today's modelled estimate of £460,000 is 39.4% above the 2015 sale price.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
3 Orchard Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side extension at 3 Orchard Cottages.
- Dec 2024ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
PROPOSED TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION.
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- WD/2024/2300/F
- May 2017OutbuildingFullIn report
ERECTION OF DOUBLE GARAGE TO INCORPORATE LOG STORE AND LOFT AREA WITH OPEN VEHICLE ACCESS AT FRONT.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- WD/2017/0251/F
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
3 Orchard Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£460,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£330,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
1 April 2015Most recent
£330,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH17 7HS: £625,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in RH17 7HS
3 Crocodile Cottages, London Road, Danehill, Haywards Heath, RH17 7HS
Sold Jan 2025
£375,0001 Orchard Cottages, London Road, Danehill, Haywards Heath, RH17 7HS
Sold Oct 2022
£785,0004 Crocodile Cottages, London Road, Danehill, Haywards Heath, RH17 7HS
Sold Jan 2022
£465,0001 East View, London Road, Danehill, Haywards Heath, RH17 7HS
Sold Mar 2021
£625,0002 Crocodile Cottages, London Road, Danehill, Haywards Heath, RH17 7HS
Sold Oct 2016
£360,000
Everything we know about 3 Orchard Cottages, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other London Road homes
On epc rating, 3 Orchard Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,028
Street avg £3,640
Floor Area
109 m²
Street avg 125 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.0 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Oak Tree Cottages — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Danehill Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB