Linton Cottage, Isle Of Thorns, Chelwood Gate, Haywards Heath, RH17 7LA
About Linton Cottage
Linton Cottage is a detached house in Chelwood Gate, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 7LA). It has a recorded floor area of 183 m² (around 1970 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2013) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 183 m² the property is well over the postcode median (108 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2010–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£660/sq ft) was about 52.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold January 2022 for £1,300,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Linton Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Mar 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
Linton Cottage has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Jun 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR EXTENSION ABOVE EXISTING KITCHEN EXTENSION (WITH SMALL GROUND FLOOR INFILL AND INSTALLATION OF NEW ROOF WINDOW)
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- WD/2016/1114/F
- Mar 2010ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- WD/2010/0493/LDP
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Linton Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,369,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 12 years.
£1,300,000
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
9 January 2022Most recent
£1,300,000
+112.2%over 11 years12 March 2010
£612,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH17 7LA: £645,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in RH17 7LA
New Cottage, Isle Of Thorns, Chelwood Gate, Haywards Heath, RH17 7LA
Sold Oct 2025
£790,000Cypress, Isle Of Thorns, Chelwood Gate, Haywards Heath, RH17 7LA
Sold Feb 2024
£645,000Spring Rise, Isle Of Thorns, Chelwood Gate, Haywards Heath, RH17 7LA
Sold Dec 2022
£920,000Alwyn, 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
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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
Linton Cottage outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£7,104
Street avg £5,236
Floor Area
183 m²
Street avg 129 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.9 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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB