4 Long Lane, Handcross, Haywards Heath, RH17 6FS
About 4 Long Lane
4 Long Lane is a detached house in Handcross, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 6FS). It has a recorded floor area of 149 m² (around 1604 sq ft). The latest certificate (June 2019) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 93).
At 149 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 47 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£426/sq ft) was about 16.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Last sale on file: £682,500 in August 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
4 Long Lane has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Apr 2024ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension, and replacement of existing rear elevation patio doorsets.
- Documents
- 21 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/24/0642
- Jun 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension, and replacement of existing patio doorset.
- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/23/1397
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 4 Long Lane was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£724,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£682,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
4 August 2021Most recent
£682,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH17 6FS: £225,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in RH17 6FS
35 Long Lane, Handcross, Haywards Heath, RH17 6FS
Sold Dec 2024
£225,0002 Long Lane, Handcross, Haywards Heath, RH17 6FS
Sold Feb 2024
£630,00040 Long Lane, Handcross, Haywards Heath, RH17 6FS
Sold Feb 2024
£410,00029 Long Lane, Handcross, Haywards Heath, RH17 6FS
Sold Feb 2022
£101,98837 Long Lane, Handcross, Haywards Heath, RH17 6FS
Sold Dec 2021
£130,633
Everything we know about 4 Long Lane, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Long Lane homes
4 Long Lane outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,581
Street avg £4,083
Floor Area
149 m²
Street avg 100 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.0 t/year
Street avg 1.4 t/year
Years Held
5 years
Street avg 5 years
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
High Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Handcross Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.0dB