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Summit Cottage, Church Road, Scaynes Hill, Haywards Heath, RH17 7NH

Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
106 m²
1141 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 63
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Summit Cottage

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

Summit Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Scaynes Hill, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 7NH). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.

Held since January 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2000–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £447,000 sits 179.4% above the 2003 sale of £160,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£140/sq ft) was about 51.9% below the postcode norm. At 106 m² it sits well below the postcode median (153 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.

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Valuation

against the asking price

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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D63
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Summit Cottage, Church Road, Scaynes Hill, Haywards Heath, RH17 7NH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Summit Cottage has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications of note in the surrounding area

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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.

Summit Cottage's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2000).

Current estimate

£447,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.1% per year over 3 years.

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Last sold (2003)

£160,000

Growth on file: 10.1% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 14 January 2003Most recent

    £160,000

    +28.0%over 2 years

  2. 22 June 2000

    £125,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RH17 7NH: £635,000 (2024–2015).

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On the street

Versus other Church Road homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, Summit Cottage runs well behind the street norm.

EPC Rating

63 (D)

Street avg 58 (D)

Above

Floor Area

106 m²

Street avg 171 m²

Below

CO₂ Emissions

4.5 t/year

Street avg 7.3 t/year

Above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£434k

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1 Downs View, Lewes Road, Scaynes Hill

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1 Challoners, Horsted Keynes

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3 bed
£400k

1 Bakery Cottages, Stone Quarry Road, Chelwood Gate

RH17 7LP

3 bed
£506k

1 Chailey Glimpse, Church Road, Scaynes Hill

RH17 7NY

3 bed2 bath
£506k

1 Downsview Drive, Wivelsfield Green

RH17 7RN

3 bed1 bath
£508k

1 Buckle Lane

RH17 7DW

3 bed2 bath
£555k

1 Blacksmiths Cottages, Station Road, Horsted Keynes

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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.
Full Haywards Heath report

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

0.4 km

The Farmers — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

St Augustine's CofE Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

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 7NH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RH17 7NH

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RH17 7NH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.1dB

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 Summit Cottage, Church Road, Scaynes Hill, Haywards Heath, RH17 7NH. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.