The Old Workshop, Chapel Lane, Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, RH17 7AF

The Old Workshop is a detached house in Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 7AF). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2020) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2017 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average, lighting went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

Untraded for 18 years, with the last transfer in December 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 74 m² it sits well below the postcode median (125 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2005–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 20.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £497,000 is 48.4% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£421/sq ft) was about 26.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2005.