Lywood Barn, Lindfield Road, Ardingly, Haywards Heath, RH17 6SW

Lywood Barn is a four-bedroom detached house in Ardingly, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 6SW). It has a recorded floor area of 173 m² (around 1862 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows an F (score 24), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 41). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Across 2014–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,318,000 is 12.1% below the 2024 sale of £1,500,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£806/sq ft) was about 96.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 173 m² the property is well over the postcode median (101 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 4 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused. Most recent transfer: June 2024 at £1,500,000.