5 Lucas Way, Haywards Heath, RH16 1JR
About 5 Lucas Way
5 Lucas Way is a four-bedroom detached house in Haywards Heath (RH16 1JR). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1200 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2011) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The latest certificate is from May 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 112 m² it sits well below the postcode median (166 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £872,000 is 41.8% above the 2012 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£512/sq ft) was about 36.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 14 years ago, in June 2012. 10 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
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Energy performance
5 Lucas Way's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 May 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Lucas Way has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Apr 2026Tree WorksTreesIn report
T3 - Sycamore - Remove stump. T6 - Conifer - Fell. T7 - Ash - Reduce by 2m. T8 - Silver Birch - reduce by 2m. T9 - Common Hazel (located at 4 Lucas Way) - prune back canopy away from garden by up to 2.5m. T10 - Yew - prune back canopy by up to 1m. T11 - Yew - prune back canopy by up to 1m. T12 - Sycamore - prune back canopy by up to 1m. T13 Ash-Fell (ADB)
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/26/0392
- Jun 2025Tree WorksTreesIn report
Poplar (T1) - Fell. Sycamore x 4 (Multi stemmed) (G2) - Crown reduce by 3m. Thuja (T3) - Crown reduce by 3m. Ash (T4) - Fell
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/25/1216
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Sales history & valuation
£872,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£615,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 June 2012Most recent
£615,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH16 1JR: £854,653 (2023–2012).
Versus other Lucas Way homes
Years Held for 5 Lucas Way runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,514
Street avg £6,213
Floor Area
112 m²
Street avg 179 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Nightingale Centre — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School. 11 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB