Chalfonts, Beaconsfield Road, Chelwood Gate, Haywards Heath, RH17 7LG

Chalfonts is a four-bedroom detached house in Chelwood Gate, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 7LG). It has a recorded floor area of 209 m² (around 2250 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 3 certificates since March 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 209 m² the property is well over the postcode median (153 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £807,000 sits 61.4% above the 2013 sale of £500,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£222/sq ft) was about 39.2% below the postcode norm. Last sold in November 2013, so it's been off the market for around 13 years. One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2022.