16 Chestnuts Close, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 2AU
About 16 Chestnuts Close
16 Chestnuts Close is a two-bedroom detached house in Lindfield, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH16 2AU). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1528 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. Other recorded features include a conservatory and attached land beyond the plot. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
At 142 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2006–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£523/sq ft) was about 53.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 5 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused. Sold May 2023 for £800,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
- ConservatoryYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- DrivewayYes
- LandYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Previously extendedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
- Oct 2023AnnexFullIn report
Proposed ancillary Annex to replace garage store. Amended drawing received on 02.10.2023 including revisions to fenestration.
Extension- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/23/2051
- Jul 2011RenovationAmendmentIn report
Replace window on side elevation with french doors and install new window in kitchen in front elevation.
New Windows- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/01657/NONMAT1
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 16 Chestnuts Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£783,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 17 years.
£800,000
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
30 May 2023Most recent
£800,000
+138.8%over 17 years18 May 2006
£335,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH16 2AU: £600,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in RH16 2AU
18 Chestnuts Close, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 2AU
Sold Sept 2025
£645,0001 Chestnuts Close, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 2AU
Sold Mar 2025
£615,00027 Chestnuts Close, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 2AU
Sold Mar 2022
£600,00023 Chestnuts Close, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 2AU
Sold Nov 2021
£465,00015 Chestnuts Close, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 2AU
Sold Jun 2020
£541,500
Versus other Chestnuts Close homes
Floor Area for 16 Chestnuts Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,634
Street avg £5,235
Floor Area
142 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
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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
0.1 km
Hickman's Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Lindfield Primary Academy. 8 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.4dB







