5 Barn Cottage Lane, Haywards Heath, RH16 3QN
About 5 Barn Cottage Lane
5 Barn Cottage Lane is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Haywards Heath (RH16 3QN). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2018) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
Held since February 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1997–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £340,000 sits 177.6% above the 2002 sale of £122,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£160/sq ft) was about 41% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 71 m² it's 29% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (100 m² median across 3 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Barn Cottage Lane has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
8applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
5 Barn Cottage Lane's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£340,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.1% per year over 5 years.
£122,500
Growth on file: 14.1% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
6 February 2002Most recent
£122,500
+34.6%over 2 years8 August 1999
£91,000
+11.0%over 9 months27 October 1998
£82,000
+21.1%over 1 year5 August 1997
£67,700
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH16 3QN: £110,000 (2010–1998).
Versus other Barn Cottage Lane homes
5 Barn Cottage Lane is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
64 (D)
Street avg 69 (C)
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 104 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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
Hanbury Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Oathall Community College. 10 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.6dB