Bracken Cottage, Church Road, Scaynes Hill, Haywards Heath, RH17 7NY
About Bracken Cottage
Bracken Cottage is a semi-detached house in Scaynes Hill, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 7NY). It has a recorded floor area of 174 m² (around 1873 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2024) returns an A (score 94), the top energy band on the EPC scale.
At 174 m² the property is well over the postcode median (91 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Bracken Cottage ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Bracken Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Bracken 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
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Sales history & valuation
Bracken Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£747,000
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 7NY: £492,500 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in RH17 7NY
2 Fernlea, Church Road, Scaynes Hill, Haywards Heath, RH17 7NY
Sold Jun 2025
£555,000The Chestnuts, Church Road, Scaynes Hill, Haywards Heath, RH17 7NY
Sold Feb 2025
£485,000Homedale, Church Road, Scaynes Hill, Haywards Heath, RH17 7NY
Sold Dec 2020
£492,5001 Chailey Glimpse, Church Road, Scaynes Hill, Haywards Heath, RH17 7NY
Sold Jun 2020
£400,0003 Fernlea, Church Road, Scaynes Hill, Haywards Heath, RH17 7NY
Sold Oct 2019
£295,000
Everything we know about Bracken 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
Versus other Church Road homes
Bracken Cottage outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
94 (A)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
174 m²
Street avg 91 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.4 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 5 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
0.2 km
The Farmers — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
St Augustine's CofE Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB