4 Alma Road, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 2HW
About 4 Alma Road
4 Alma Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Lindfield, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH16 2HW). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 73 m² it's 26.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (99 m² median across 4 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1999–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £377,000 is 21.6% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£395/sq ft) was about 35.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in February 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2017.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
4 Alma Road 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Jan 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Feb 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Rear single storey extension. Additional information received 20.12.2016
- Documents
- 23 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/16/4906
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Sales history & valuation
4 Alma Road has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£377,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 17 years.
£310,000
Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
12 February 2016Most recent
£310,000
+31.9%over 9 years9 July 2006
£235,000
+154.1%over 7 years15 April 1999
£92,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH16 2HW: £405,000 (2024–2014).
Nearby sales in RH16 2HW
5 Alma Road, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 2HW
Sold Dec 2024
£405,0002 Alma Road, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 2HW
Sold Sept 2022
£420,0006 Alma Road, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 2HW
Sold Oct 2016
£512,000Pipers, Alma Road, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 2HW
Sold Apr 2013
£312,0003 Alma Road, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 2HW
Sold Jan 2004
£196,750
Versus other Alma Road homes
4 Alma Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£4,247
Street avg £4,598
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 3.5 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
High Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Lindfield 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







