11 Backwoods Lane, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 2EB
About 11 Backwoods Lane
11 Backwoods Lane is a four-bedroom detached house in Lindfield, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH16 2EB). It has a recorded floor area of 290 m² (around 3122 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since June 1997, a hold of 29 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 290 m² the property is well over the postcode median (125 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £1,345,000 sits 427.5% above the 1997 sale of £255,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£82/sq ft) was about 61.8% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Energy performance
11 Backwoods Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Mar 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
11 Backwoods Lane has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Sept 2014ExtensionFullIn report
Workshop extension to garage.
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/02730/FUL
- Feb 2009ExtensionFullIn report
Two story extension to existing detached dwelling.
- Agent
- Gould and Company
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 08/03779/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
11 Backwoods Lane's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£1,345,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£255,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 June 1997Most recent
£255,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH16 2EB: £475,000 (2020–2002).
Nearby sales in RH16 2EB
9 Backwoods Lane, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 2EB
Sold Dec 2020
£690,0003a, Backwoods Lane, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 2EB
Sold Jun 2020
£475,0005 Backwoods Lane, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 2EB
Sold Jul 2010
£490,0003 Backwoods Lane, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 2EB
Sold Mar 2004
£327,5001 Backwoods Lane, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 2EB
Sold May 2002
£250,000
Versus other Backwoods Lane homes
11 Backwoods Lane is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£879
Street avg £3,624
Floor Area
290 m²
Street avg 124 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.1 t/year
Street avg 6.3 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
Backwoods Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Lindfield Primary Academy. 9 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB







