27 Blackthorns, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 2AX
About 27 Blackthorns
27 Blackthorns is a four-bedroom detached house in Lindfield, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH16 2AX). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1303 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2009) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). The latest certificate is from March 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since July 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Across 2002–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £726,000 sits 56.1% above the 2009 sale of £465,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£357/sq ft) was about 25.5% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
27 Blackthorns's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Mar 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
27 Blackthorns has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- May 2017PorchFullIn report
Ground and first floor extensions including new porch and driveway. Revised scheme to approval DM/16/2898.
Extension- Documents
- 24 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/17/1032
- Aug 2016PorchFullIn report
Ground and first floor extensions including new porch and driveway.
Extension- Documents
- 24 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/16/2898
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale fell during the post-2008 dip, often a low-water mark in price comparisons.
£726,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 7 years.
£465,000
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
9 July 2009Most recent
£465,000
+43.1%over 7 years29 April 2002
£325,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH16 2AX: £810,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in RH16 2AX
39 Blackthorns, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 2AX
Sold Aug 2025
£865,00037 Blackthorns, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 2AX
Sold Jan 2025
£815,00017 Blackthorns, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 2AX
Sold Jun 2022
£810,00015 Blackthorns, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 2AX
Sold Oct 2020
£600,0003 Blackthorns, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 2AX
Sold Aug 2020
£535,000
Versus other Blackthorns homes
Price per m² for 27 Blackthorns lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,842
Street avg £5,441
Floor Area
121 m²
Street avg 130 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 5.5 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
0.2 km
Hickman's Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Blackthorns Community Primary Academy. 9 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB







