ALMA COTTAGE, BRAINSMEAD, CUCKFIELD, HAYWARDS HEATH, RH17 5EY - £800,000

Based on the January 2025 Price Paid Data (released on 3rd March 2025), the December 2024 House Price Index (released on 19th February 2025), and the January 2025 Energy Performance of Buildings Data (released on 27th February 2025). Sources

ALMA COTTAGE is a very small detached house of 78m², built sometime between 1930 and 1949, which could now be worth an estimated £818,296. It was last sold for £800,000 in March 2023, which was around 10% above the average March 2023 detached price in the Mid Sussex local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was November 2018, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was B.

ALMA COTTAGE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows two sales for ALMA COTTAGE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the two sales, along with the average detached price in the Mid Sussex local authority area for the corresponding sale date. One of the two ALMA COTTAGE sales was for above the average price, whilst the other was for below the average price. The average price is sourced from the Office for National Statistics' House Price Index (HPI).

Date	Price	HPI Price	Variation from HPI
2023 8 MAR	£800,000	£724,893	10% above HPI
2021 10 SEP	£445,000	£645,899	31% below HPI

ALMA COTTAGE Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average detached house price in the Mid Sussex local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The two ALMA COTTAGE sales from September 2021 and March 2023 have been plotted on the graph. A line has been extrapolated to show what the value of the property might have been over time, following each sale, had it maintained the same margin above or below the HPI (as a percentage). For example, the September 2021 sale was for 31% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 31% below the HPI over time, until the March 2023 sale, where it rises to 10% above the HPI. The line then continues to track at 10% above the HPI.

What might ALMA COTTAGE be worth now?

ALMA COTTAGE might now be worth an estimated £818,296.

This is based on house price inflation of 2.3%, between March 2023 and December 2024, for detached houses, in the Mid Sussex local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 2.3% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for ALMA COTTAGE of £800,000 on 8th March 2023. For the value to have increased from £800,000 to £818,296 over the three months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of ALMA COTTAGE has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Mid Sussex local authority area.
• The March 2023 sale price of £800,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of ALMA COTTAGE has not materially changed since March 2023.

How Large is ALMA COTTAGE?

ALMA COTTAGE is 78m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in November 2018. This puts it in the smallest 10% of detached houses houses in Cuckfield, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in Cuckfield, and where ALMA COTTAGE lies on this distribution: 4% of detached houses houses are smaller than ALMA COTTAGE, and 96% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Cuckfield.

ALMA COTTAGE: Plot and Title Map

ALMA COTTAGE sits on a plot of roughly 0.075 of an acre, or 302m². The below map shows the location of ALMA COTTAGE, an approximate outline of the building(s), and the indicative extent of the property. The plot extent is a Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygon, and it is important to note that a title may include more than one polygon, whereas only one polygon is shown on the map (the polygon which intersects with the position of ALMA COTTAGE). The full extent of the land contained in any registered title can only be identified from the individual title plan. The maps on this page should not be relied upon to establish the extent of a title.

Where is ALMA COTTAGE?

ALMA COTTAGE is located on BRAINSMEAD in CUCKFIELD, in the RH17 postcode district. The below map shows the position of ALMA COTTAGE on BRAINSMEAD.