7 Backwoods Close, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 2EG
About 7 Backwoods Close
7 Backwoods Close is a two-bedroom detached house in Lindfield, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH16 2EG). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2009) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 43). The latest certificate is from April 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since September 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. At 97 m² it's 16% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (116 m² median across 8 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £573,000 sits 79.1% above the 2009 sale of £320,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
7 Backwoods Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Apr 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Feb 2011ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey
Demolish existing garage and construct new two storey side extension with front and rear roof dormers. Two rear facing roof dormers to existing roof. Conservatory to rear. (Amended block plan received 13-1-11 showing neighbour's extension)
- Agent
- Jeff Sturkey Plans
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/03703/FUL
- Dec 2009ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extensions and rear dormer window. This is an application to establish whether the proposed development is lawful: this will be a legal decision where the planning merits of the proposed development cannot be taken into account.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 09/03208/LDC
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale fell during the post-2008 dip, often a low-water mark in price comparisons.
£573,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£320,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 September 2009Most recent
£320,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH16 2EG: £725,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in RH16 2EG
10 Backwoods Close, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 2EG
Sold Feb 2025
£725,0002 Backwoods Close, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 2EG
Sold Jul 2023
£756,0009 Backwoods Close, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 2EG
Sold Sept 2022
£790,500Boundary Cottage, Backwoods Close, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 2EG
Sold Jan 2021
£685,0006 Backwoods Close, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 2EG
Sold Aug 2019
£665,000
Versus other Backwoods Close homes
On epc rating, 7 Backwoods Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,299
Street avg £5,475
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 125 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.1 t/year
Street avg 4.5 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
0.1 km
Backwoods Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Lindfield Primary Academy. 9 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
48.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB







