3 Leighton Villas, Leighton Road, Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, RH17 7AX
About 3 Leighton Villas
3 Leighton Villas is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 7AX). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (May 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Poor and main heating dropped from Very Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 63), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 105 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in April 2015. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Across 2003–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £470,000 is 46.9% above the 2015 sale price.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Mar 2026
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Fuel source changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
Hot water efficiency decreased
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
Planning history
Planning history at 3 Leighton Villas is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Apr 2019Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 Gleditsia Triacanthos - reduce by no more than 2 metres and thin by 20%.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/19/0901
- Feb 2005
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
3 Leighton Villas valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£470,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.6% per year over 12 years.
£320,000
Growth on file: 1.6% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
21 April 2015Most recent
£320,000
13 June 2011
£319,138
+18.2%over 5 years30 November 2005
£270,000
+1.9%over 2 years9 April 2003
£265,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH17 7AX: £350,000 (2022–2014).
Nearby sales in RH17 7AX
Leighton Cottage, Leighton Road, Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, RH17 7AX
Sold Feb 2022
£1,300,00010 Leighton Villas, Leighton Road, Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, RH17 7AX
Sold Dec 2020
£400,0004 Leighton Villas, Leighton Road, Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, RH17 7AX
Sold Dec 2016
£350,0009 Leighton Villas, Leighton Road, Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, RH17 7AX
Sold Apr 2015
£330,0006 Leighton Villas, Leighton Road, Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, RH17 7AX
Sold Jul 2014
£323,000
Everything we know about 3 Leighton Villas, 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 Leighton Road homes
3 Leighton Villas outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,048
Street avg £4,247
Floor Area
105 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 5.5 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
0.1 km
Lewes Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 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
36.3dB