Cypress, Isle Of Thorns, Chelwood Gate, Haywards Heath, RH17 7LA
About Cypress
Cypress is a detached house in Chelwood Gate, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 7LA). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 62). Main heating runs on electricity.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£587/sq ft) was about 36.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £645,000 in February 2024.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Cypress's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Nov 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION, REAR DORMER & FRONT DORMER.
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- WD/2023/2278/F
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Cypress valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£685,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£645,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 February 2024Most recent
£645,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH17 7LA: £790,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in RH17 7LA
New Cottage, Isle Of Thorns, Chelwood Gate, Haywards Heath, RH17 7LA
Sold Oct 2025
£790,000Spring Rise, Isle Of Thorns, Chelwood Gate, Haywards Heath, RH17 7LA
Sold Dec 2022
£920,000Linton Cottage, Isle Of Thorns, Chelwood Gate, Haywards Heath, RH17 7LA
Sold Jan 2022
£1,300,000Alwyn, Isle Of Thorns, Chelwood Gate, Haywards Heath, RH17 7LA
Sold Mar 2020
£540,000Heather Cottage, Isle Of Thorns, Chelwood Gate, Haywards Heath, RH17 7LA
Sold Sept 2016
£1,075,000
Everything we know about Cypress, 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 Isle Of Thorns homes
On years held, Cypress runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,324
Street avg £5,322
Floor Area
102 m²
Street avg 136 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.6 t/year
Street avg 8.1 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
0.3 km
Sandy Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
2.4 km
Danehill Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB