1 Prospect Cottages, Chapel Lane, Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, RH17 7AF
About 1 Prospect Cottages
1 Prospect Cottages is a semi-detached house in Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 7AF). It has a recorded floor area of 179 m² (around 1927 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2013) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 179 m² the property is well over the postcode median (104 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £746,000 is 39.4% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£278/sq ft) was about 26.2% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 13 years ago, in September 2013. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 Prospect Cottages'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Jul 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Dec 2022ExtensionFullIn report
Proposed new bay window to existing dining kitchen space. New garden room/home office. Amended plans received 14.11.2022 and 15.11.2022 showing amended design and revised location of garden room/home office.
- Documents
- 28 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/22/2820
- Jun 2007Tree WorksTreesIn report
Fell 1 Ash and 1 Holly
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/01136/TCA
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1 Prospect Cottages
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
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Sales history & valuation
1 Prospect Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£746,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£535,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 September 2013Most recent
£535,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH17 7AF: £500,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in RH17 7AF
Nutfield, Chapel Lane, Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, RH17 7AF
Sold Aug 2025
£500,000Smyrna Villa, Chapel Lane, Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, RH17 7AF
Sold Jun 2024
£685,0001 Salisbury Cottages, Chapel Lane, Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, RH17 7AF
Sold Feb 2024
£465,000Chapel House, Chapel Lane, Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, RH17 7AF
Sold Jul 2019
£698,0002 Prospect Cottages, Chapel Lane, Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, RH17 7AF
Sold Sept 2018
£505,000
Everything we know about 1 Prospect Cottages, 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 Chapel Lane homes
On epc rating, 1 Prospect Cottages stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,989
Street avg £4,104
Floor Area
179 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.7 t/year
Street avg 6.2 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
0.1 km
Lewes Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Giles CofE Primary School. 2 schools 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
44.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB