What type of property is 23 Chestnuts Close, RH16 2AU?

23 Chestnuts Close, RH16 2AU is a 2-bedroom detached house, on a corner plot.

What did 23 Chestnuts Close, RH16 2AU sell for?

23 Chestnuts Close, RH16 2AU last sold for £465,000 in November 2021, around 5 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 23 Chestnuts Close, RH16 2AU have?

The current EPC rating for 23 Chestnuts Close, RH16 2AU is E with a score of 54 out of 100, lodged in August 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 23 Chestnuts Close, RH16 2AU?

23 Chestnuts Close, RH16 2AU has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (786 sq ft), around 37 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 20% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in RH16 2AU. Source: EPC Register.

How is 23 Chestnuts Close, RH16 2AU heated?

The latest EPC at 23 Chestnuts Close, RH16 2AU records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 23 Chestnuts Close, RH16 2AU?

23 Chestnuts Close, RH16 2AU is in council tax band E.

Where is 23 Chestnuts Close, RH16 2AU located?

23 Chestnuts Close, RH16 2AU sits in Lindfield, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath. It falls within the RH16 postcode district in West Sussex.

How safe is the area around 23 Chestnuts Close, RH16 2AU?

Police records around 23 Chestnuts Close, RH16 2AU show an average of 8 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 50% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 23 Chestnuts Close, RH16 2AU?

The closest primary school to 23 Chestnuts Close, RH16 2AU is Lindfield Primary Academy (435m), one of 7 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Oathall Community College (638m).

What is the nearest station to 23 Chestnuts Close, RH16 2AU?

The closest bus stop to 23 Chestnuts Close, RH16 2AU is Hickman's Lane, 126m away. The nearest rail option is Haywards Heath Rail Station, 1.2km away.

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23 Chestnuts Close, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 2AU

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

73 m²

786 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 54

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 23 Chestnuts Close

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

23 Chestnuts Close is a two-bedroom detached house in Lindfield, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH16 2AU). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. The home occupies a corner plot.

At 73 m² it's 18.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (90 m² median across 18 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £553,000 is 18.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£592/sq ft) was about 76.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2021 for £465,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenSouth-facing
GarageYes
Corner plotYes

Building

Heating systemGas
RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

E54

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 23 Chestnuts Close, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 2AU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

23 Chestnuts Close has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

5applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£553,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£465,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

12 November 2021Most recent
£465,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RH16 2AU: £615,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in RH16 2AU

On the street

Versus other Chestnuts Close homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 23 Chestnuts Close runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£6,370

Street avg £5,186

Strongly above

Floor Area

73 m²

Street avg 94 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.4 t/year

Street avg 4.2 t/year

On par

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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1 Church View Cottages, Francis Road, Lindfield

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2 bed1 bath

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£643k

1 Backwoods Lane, Lindfield

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3 bed

£445k

1 Brookway, Lindfield

RH16 2BW

3 bed1 bath

£692k

1 Compton Road, Lindfield

RH16 2JY

3 bed

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Haywards Heath district page.

Full Haywards Heath report

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.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RH16 2AU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for RH16 2AU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.4dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4

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