1 Fountain Cottages, High Beech Lane, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 1XX
About 1 Fountain Cottages
1 Fountain Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Lindfield, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH16 1XX). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 101), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings.
3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused, 1 pending. An application is currently awaiting a decision. Sold October 2019 for £570,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2003–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £642,000 is 12.6% above the 2019 sale price.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
- OutbuildingsYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Feb 2026PorchFullIn report
Extension: Front of property
Proposed pitch roof front extension and pitched roof porch
Extension- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/25/3145
- Aug 2022FullIn report
Proposed installation of self-contained animal (Cattery) housing for outdoor use. Consisting of a prefabricated PVCu system, insulated indoor sleeping area, a covered outside exercise area and a common security porch or corridor.
- Documents
- 27 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/22/2615
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Sales history & valuation
1 Fountain Cottages has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2003.
£642,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 16 years.
£570,000
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
3 October 2019Most recent
£570,000
+32.6%over 10 years31 October 2008
£430,000
+8.9%over 1 year1 November 2006
£395,000
+107.9%over 3 years23 July 2003
£190,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH16 1XX: £975,000 (2019–2006).
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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
8/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.2 km
Playing Field — bus stop.
Closest school
1.8 km
Lindfield Primary Academy. 6 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB







