Ridgewood Cottage, Beaconsfield Road, Chelwood Gate, Haywards Heath, RH17 7JU
About Ridgewood Cottage
Ridgewood Cottage is a detached house in Chelwood Gate, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 7JU). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 1999–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £610,000 is 17.5% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£468/sq ft) was about 52.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in May 2018 and unlisted since — roughly 8 years. At 103 m² it's 18.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (126 m² median across 17 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Mar 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
Ridgewood Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Ridgewood Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£610,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 19 years.
£519,000
Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
24 May 2018Most recent
£519,000
+209.0%over 19 years24 February 1999
£167,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH17 7JU: £750,000 (2023–2022).
Nearby sales in RH17 7JU
Forest Edge, Beaconsfield Road, Chelwood Gate, Haywards Heath, RH17 7JU
Sold Nov 2023
£750,000The Old Post Office, Beaconsfield Road, Chelwood Gate, Haywards Heath, RH17 7JU
Sold Aug 2023
£1,000,000Wheelwright Cottage, Beaconsfield Road, Chelwood Gate, Haywards Heath, RH17 7JU
Sold Jan 2023
£625,000Corners, Beaconsfield Road, Chelwood Gate, Haywards Heath, RH17 7JU
Sold Jul 2022
£826,0001 New Villas, Beaconsfield Road, Chelwood Gate, Haywards Heath, RH17 7JU
Sold May 2022
£495,000
Everything we know about Ridgewood Cottage, 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 Beaconsfield Road homes
Ridgewood Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,039
Street avg £4,225
Floor Area
103 m²
Street avg 131 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 6.8 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
0.1 km
Sandy Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
2.3 km
Danehill Church of England Primary School. 1 school 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
46.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB