5 West Common, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 2AJ

5 West Common is a five-bedroom detached house in Lindfield, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH16 2AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 297 m² (around 3197 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. Other recorded features include a conservatory and outbuildings. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump.

It hasn't traded since August 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 297 m² the property is well over the postcode median (167 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1997–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,609,000 sits 89.3% above the 2007 sale of £850,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£266/sq ft) was about 15.3% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.