1 New Villas, Beaconsfield Road, Chelwood Gate, Haywards Heath, RH17 7JU

1 New Villas is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Chelwood Gate, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 7JU). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 98), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views and a conservatory.

At 88 m² it sits well below the postcode median (126 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2014. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2012–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£523/sq ft) was about 70.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold May 2022 for £495,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.