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Fernhill, Beaconsfield Road, Chelwood Gate, Haywards Heath, RH17 7LE

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Floor area
91 m²
978 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 43
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Fernhill

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Fernhill is a five-bedroom detached house in Chelwood Gate, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 7LE). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 978 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2011) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 66). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 91 m² it sits well below the postcode median (161 m² across 21 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2010–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £641,000 is 39.3% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£470/sq ft) was about 56.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in December 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2015.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms5
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Fernhill'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Jul 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E43
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
9.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Fernhill, Beaconsfield Road, Chelwood Gate, Haywards Heath, RH17 7LE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Jun 2015
    Full
    In report

    PROPOSED SIDE DORMER (REAR EXTENSION EXEMPT)

    Documents
    9 docs on file
    Reference
    WD/2015/0739/F
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Current estimate

£641,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 4 years.

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Last sold (2014)

£460,000

Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 16 December 2014Most recent

    £460,000

    +27.8%over 4 years
  2. 19 November 2010

    £360,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RH17 7LE: £550,000 (2024–2020).

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On the street

Versus other Beaconsfield Road homes

Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Fernhill is notably below the street on floor area.

Price per m²

£5,061

Street avg £4,152

Above

Floor Area

91 m²

Street avg 194 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

9.4 t/year

Street avg 9.6 t/year

On par
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Haywards Heath district page.

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RH17 7LE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RH17 7LE

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RH17 7LE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Fernhill, Beaconsfield Road, Chelwood Gate, Haywards Heath, RH17 7LE. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.