Heather Cottage, Isle Of Thorns, Chelwood Gate, Haywards Heath, RH17 7LA

Heather Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Chelwood Gate, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 7LA). It has a recorded floor area of 317 m² (around 3412 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since July 2014. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Good; while main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63). Main heating runs on oil.

At 317 m² the property is well over the postcode median (108 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £1,364,000 is 26.9% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£315/sq ft) was about 27.9% below the postcode norm. 10 years since the last transfer (September 2016).