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Get started5 Francis Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Lindfield, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH16 2JB). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2012. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
It hasn't traded since December 1999, a hold of 26 years that's notably long for the area. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 31.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £572,000 sits 193.3% above the 1999 sale of £195,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£174/sq ft) was about 44.4% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Planning history at 5 Francis Road is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
Magnolia Tree - Reduce by 1.5 - 2 metres
Sale price has at least doubled since 1995.
£572,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 31.1% per year over 4 years.
£195,000
Growth on file: 31.1% per year over 4 years.
On price per m², 5 Francis Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,875
Street avg £5,506
Floor Area
104 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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
0.4 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.6dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
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(T1) Magnolia - Overall crown reduction of 3m.
21 December 1999Most recent
£195,000
+195.5%over 4 years20 December 1995
£66,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH16 2JB: £533,890 (2025–2021).
1 Francis Road Lindfield Haywards Heath
Sold Aug 2025
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Sold Oct 2021
12 Francis Road Lindfield Haywards Heath
Sold Aug 2021
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Sold May 2021
10 Francis Road Lindfield Haywards Heath
Sold Apr 2021
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
RH16 2EB
High Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Lindfield Primary Academy. 8 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB
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