21 London Road, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6PZ
About 21 London Road
21 London Road is a two-bedroom detached house in Balcombe, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 6PZ). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 96), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings.
On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£562/sq ft) was about 33% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused. Last sale on file: £496,007 in February 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Know exactly what you're buying at 21 London Road
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Energy performance
21 London Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Jun 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
A a two-storey side extension application was refused at 21 London Road in 2022.
- Aug 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Single storey side extension and side dormer. (Amended plan received 13.07.2023. Application description amended 14.07.2023)
- Agent
- The Plan Hub
- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/23/1500
- Oct 2022PorchFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey side extension with porch canopy and an oil tank situated in the SW corner of the garden. (Tree information received 26.08.2022) (Amended plans received 02.09.2022)
Extension- Documents
- 23 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/22/2394
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 21 London Road
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
- A planning decision worth checking
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£495,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£496,007
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
2 February 2022Most recent
£496,007
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH17 6PZ: £360,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in RH17 6PZ
20 London Road, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6PZ
Sold Mar 2025
£505,00018 London Road, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6PZ
Sold Dec 2024
£180,00010 London Road, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6PZ
Sold Jun 2024
£415,00014 London Road, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6PZ
Sold Oct 2020
£335,0002 London Road, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6PZ
Sold Mar 2020
£360,000
Everything we know about 21 London Road, 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
- A planning decision worth checking
Versus other London Road homes
On price per m², 21 London Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£6,049
Street avg £4,802
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 5.9 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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Yewtree Farm — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Balcombe Cofe Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB