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

Feather View Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Chelwood Gate, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 7JU). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 766 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (May 2011) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Good; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). The latest certificate is from May 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 71 m² it sits well below the postcode median (126 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £478,000 is 19.5% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£522/sq ft) was about 70.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in October 2017.