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

Fircroft is a five-bedroom detached house in Chelwood Gate, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 7LE). It has a recorded floor area of 282 m² (around 3035 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2016) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since April 2011. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 59). Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a balcony and attached land beyond the plot.

At 282 m² the property is well over the postcode median (141 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2012–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,354,000 is 19.3% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£374/sq ft) was about 19.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 7 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Most recent transfer: July 2018 at £1,135,000.