Field Cottage, Sloop Lane, Scaynes Hill, Haywards Heath, RH17 7NP
About Field Cottage
Field Cottage is a detached house in Scaynes Hill, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 7NP). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1442 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused, 1 pending. An active application for an extension is awaiting a decision.
Know exactly what you're buying at Field Cottage
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Field Cottage's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Oct 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
An application for a single-storey rear extension is currently awaiting a decision.
- Mar 2026ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/26/0751
- Mar 2023ConditionsIn report
Removal of planning condition no 7 relating to planning application LR/06/02137/FUL.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/23/0267
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Field Cottage
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
- Environmental risk flagged
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Sales history & valuation
Field Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£685,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH17 7NP: £1,825,000 (2024–2012).
Nearby sales in RH17 7NP
High Elms, Sloop Lane, Scaynes Hill, Haywards Heath, RH17 7NP
Sold Oct 2024
£2,825,000Bluebell Woods, Sloop Lane, Scaynes Hill, Haywards Heath, RH17 7NP
Sold Nov 2017
£1,760,000Oaklands, Sloop Lane, Scaynes Hill, Haywards Heath, RH17 7NP
Sold Aug 2012
£1,825,000Freshfield Place, Sloop Lane, Scaynes Hill, Haywards Heath, RH17 7NP
Sold Oct 2003
£1,020,000
Everything we know about Field Cottage, in one report
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
- Environmental risk flagged

Versus other Sloop Lane homes
Field Cottage is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
EPC Rating
73 (C)
Street avg 51 (E)
Floor Area
134 m²
Street avg 242 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
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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
2.2 km
Sheffield Park (Bluebell Railway) — subway entrance.
Closest school
2.1 km
St Augustine's CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB