1 Blacksmiths Cottages, Station Road, Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, RH17 7AT
About 1 Blacksmiths Cottages
1 Blacksmiths Cottages is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 7AT). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1054 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2010) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 59). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since March 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 98 m² it sits well below the postcode median (162 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Across 1996–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 23.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £555,000 is 19.4% above the 2011 sale price.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
1 Blacksmiths 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Jul 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Oct 2014RenovationHeritageIn report
Creation of two doors (one at ground floor level and one at first floor) to join together 1 Blacksmith Cottage and Forge Cottage.
- Documents
- 28 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/02796/LBC
- Aug 2009OutbuildingFullIn report
Construction of a glazed garden room.
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 09/02019/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 1 Blacksmiths Cottages has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£555,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 23.1% per year over 14 years.
£465,000
Growth on file: 23.1% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
10 March 2011Most recent
£465,000
+38.0%over 7 years10 September 2003
£337,000
+1352.6%over 6 years29 September 1996
£23,200
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH17 7AT: £250,000 (2022–1996).
Nearby sales in RH17 7AT
Everything we know about 1 Blacksmiths 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 Station Road homes
EPC Rating
51 (E)
Street avg 51 (E)
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 138 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 7.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 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
0.0 km
Lewes Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Giles CofE Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB