Bakehouse Cottage, Beaconsfield Road, Chelwood Gate, Haywards Heath, RH17 7LE
About Bakehouse Cottage
Bakehouse Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Chelwood Gate, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 7LE). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a conservatory and outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 65 m² it sits well below the postcode median (161 m² across 21 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 9 years since the last transfer (October 2017). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1995–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £462,000 is 20.3% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£549/sq ft) was about 74.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- StudyYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- ParkingOff road
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Bakehouse 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
Price for Bakehouse Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
£462,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 23 years.
£384,000
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
19 October 2017Most recent
£384,000
+47.7%over 11 years16 December 2005
£260,000
+64.6%over 4 years20 June 2001
£158,000
+88.1%over 6 years24 February 1995
£84,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH17 7LE: £550,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in RH17 7LE
North View, Beaconsfield Road, Chelwood Gate, Haywards Heath, RH17 7LE
Sold Oct 2024
£550,000Inneswood, Beaconsfield Road, Chelwood Gate, Haywards Heath, RH17 7LE
Sold Jan 2024
£795,000Chatterton Place, Beaconsfield Road, Chelwood Gate, Haywards Heath, RH17 7LE
Sold Mar 2021
£380,000Ashdown Lodge, Beaconsfield Road, Chelwood Gate, Haywards Heath, RH17 7LE
Sold Feb 2021
£925,000The Lawns, Beaconsfield Road, Chelwood Gate, Haywards Heath, RH17 7LE
Sold Nov 2020
£540,000
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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 Beaconsfield Road homes
Bakehouse Cottage is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
Price per m²
£5,908
Street avg £4,102
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 196 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 9.9 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
0.2 km
Sandy Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
2.1 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
37.9dB