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Beaconsfield Cottage, Beaconsfield Road, Chelwood Gate, Haywards Heath, RH17 7JU

5 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
116 m²
1249 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 32
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Beaconsfield Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Beaconsfield Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Chelwood Gate, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 7JU). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 61), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last sale on file: £542,000 in September 2021. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2000–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £597,000 is 10.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£434/sq ft) was about 40.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms3
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageYes

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Beaconsfield Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F32
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
9.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Beaconsfield Cottage, Beaconsfield Road, Chelwood Gate, Haywards Heath, RH17 7JU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Beaconsfield Cottage has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications of note in the surrounding area

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We flagged 2 things worth checking at Beaconsfield Cottage

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  • Recent ownership pattern worth a look
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2000.

Current estimate

£597,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 21 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£542,000

Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 23 September 2021Most recent

    £542,000

    +24.6%over 12 months

  2. 27 September 2020

    £435,000

    +52.6%over 13 years

  3. 15 February 2007

    £285,000

    +1.8%over 3 years

  4. 6 July 2003

    £280,000

    +50.6%over 3 years

  5. 6 June 2000

    £185,900

Median price across the last 5 sales in RH17 7JU: £750,000 (2023–2022).

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  • Larger development activity nearby
  • Recent ownership pattern worth a look
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On the street

Versus other Beaconsfield Road homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for Beaconsfield Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,672

Street avg £4,247

On par

Floor Area

116 m²

Street avg 130 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

9.1 t/year

Street avg 6.6 t/year

Strongly below
Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Haywards Heath district page.
Full Haywards Heath report

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

0.1 km

Sandy Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

2.3 km

Danehill Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RH17 7JU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RH17 7JU

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RH17 7JU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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