2 Highbury Cottages, The Green, Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, RH17 7AP
About 2 Highbury Cottages
2 Highbury Cottages is a mid-terrace house in Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 7AP). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows a G (score 11), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it D (June 2015); the latest reading is 3 bands lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 60 m² it's 25.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (81 m² median across 13 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2012.
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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
2 Highbury Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls changed
Hot water system changed
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
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 2 Highbury 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
2 Highbury Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£345,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH17 7AP: £700,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in RH17 7AP
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£1,040,0002 Ashgrove Cottages, The Green, Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, RH17 7AP
Sold Sept 2024
£395,000Farthings, The Green, Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, RH17 7AP
Sold Jul 2024
£700,000Searles, The Green, Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, RH17 7AP
Sold Jun 2024
£625,000
Everything we know about 2 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
EPC Rating for 2 Highbury Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
11 (G)
Street avg 47 (E)
Floor Area
60 m²
Street avg 87 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 6.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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.
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
44.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB