1 Highbury Cottages, The Green, Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, RH17 7AP
About 1 Highbury Cottages
1 Highbury Cottages is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 7AP). It has a recorded floor area of 156 m² (around 1679 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (July 2017) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 66). Main heating runs on oil. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 156 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1995–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £740,000 is 18.4% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£372/sq ft) was about 19.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in December 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 8 years. 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenWrap around
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
1 Highbury Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Feb 2012ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
2 Highbury Cottages: Rear two storey extension to provide larger kitchen/dining space with bedroom over and small cellar under. Convert loft space for home office with external iron spiral access stair. 1 Highbury Cottages: Proposed First floor extension to enlarge existing bedroom rear of property to ensure consistency in appearance to the rear and avoid exposed wall. Amended plans received 11.01.2012 showing removal of external staircase and french doors from eastern flank wall of no. 2 Highbury Cottages.
- Agent
- David Jenkins Design
- Documents
- 26 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/03505/FUL
- Jun 2005ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Two storey rear extension to increase size of kitchen and provide additional bedroom over. Single storey rear extension to provide utility room, WC and enlarged kitchen.
- Reference
- 05/00806/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1 Highbury Cottages has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£740,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 22 years.
£625,000
Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
5 December 2017Most recent
£625,000
+151.0%over 16 years5 July 2001
£249,000
+108.4%over 5 years27 October 1995
£119,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH17 7AP: £700,000 (2025–2024).
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£625,000
Everything we know about 1 Highbury 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 The Green homes
On floor area, 1 Highbury Cottages stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,006
Street avg £4,123
Floor Area
156 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.7 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
Lucas — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Giles CofE Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB