Castle Cottage, Station Road, Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, RH17 7AT
About Castle Cottage
Castle Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 7AT). It has a recorded floor area of 170 m² (around 1830 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65). Main heating runs on oil.
At 170 m² the property is well over the postcode median (98 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock.
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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
Castle Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Castle Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Castle Cottage
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
Castle Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£685,000
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 7AT: £465,000 (2022–2003).
Nearby sales in RH17 7AT
The Forge, Station Road, Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, RH17 7AT
Sold Sept 2022
£1,010,000Forge Cottage, Station Road, Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, RH17 7AT
Sold Jun 2014
£499,9991 Blacksmiths Cottages, Station Road, Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, RH17 7AT
Sold Mar 2011
£465,0002 Sunnybank Cottages, Station Road, Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, RH17 7AT
Sold Oct 2006
£218,500
Everything we know about Castle Cottage, 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
Castle Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
41 (E)
Street avg 54 (E)
Floor Area
170 m²
Street avg 114 m²
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 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.
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