Great Lywood Farmhouse, Lindfield Road, Ardingly, Haywards Heath, RH17 6SW

Great Lywood Farmhouse is a seven-bedroom detached house in Ardingly, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 6SW). It has a recorded floor area of 506 m² (around 5447 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since February 2025. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Very Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a conservatory, a self-contained annexe and attached land beyond the plot.

Across 1995–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,850,000 is 21.3% below the 2025 sale of £2,350,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. At 506 m² the property is well over the postcode median (101 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 7 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. It changed hands recently, sold May 2025 for £2,350,000. 9 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 4 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.