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71 Bentswood Crescent, Haywards Heath, RH16 3QP

Extendable3 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
86 m²
926 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 69
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 71 Bentswood Crescent

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

71 Bentswood Crescent is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Haywards Heath (RH16 3QP). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in January 2018 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 86 m² it's 19.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (72 m² median across 33 EPCs). Across 1998–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£367/sq ft) was about 74.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £340,000 in January 2023.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • ParkingOff road

Building

  • Heating systemGas
  • Extension potentialPossible
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 71 Bentswood Crescent

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Sept 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Sept 2022from Jan 2018
EPC improved fromE48toC69
Heating Controls
Prog + StatFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Hot Water
Main (No Stat)Main System

Hot water system upgraded

Wall Insulation
UninsulatedInsulated Cavity

Cavity wall insulation installed

Low Energy Lighting
0%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 71 Bentswood Crescent, Haywards Heath, RH16 3QP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

71 Bentswood Crescent has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

8applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 71 Bentswood Crescent

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

71 Bentswood Crescent has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.

Current estimate

£373,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 24 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2023)

£340,000

Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 30 January 2023Most recent

    £340,000

    +148.2%over 20 years

  2. 29 November 2002

    £137,000

    +80.3%over 4 years

  3. 27 August 1998

    £76,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RH16 3QP: £288,000 (2025–2019).

On the street

Versus other Bentswood Crescent homes

Four headline reads against 30 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

71 Bentswood Crescent outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,953

Street avg £2,777

Strongly above

Floor Area

86 m²

Street avg 75 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

2.8 t/year

Street avg 2.8 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 71 Bentswood Crescent

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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1 Burma Close

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£670k

1 Charlesworth Park

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4 bed
£210k

1 Bodiam Court

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1 bed1 bath
£208k

1 Clover Court, Church Road

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Haywards Heath district page.
Full Haywards Heath report

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

Penn Crescent — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Oathall Community College. 10 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RH16 3QP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RH16 3QP

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RH16 3QP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 71 Bentswood Crescent, Haywards Heath, RH16 3QP. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.