Leighton Cottage, Leighton Road, Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, RH17 7AX
About Leighton Cottage
Leighton Cottage is a property in Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 7AX).
4 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Across 2001–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. Sold February 2022 for £1,300,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
No EPC on record
This property doesn't have an Energy Performance Certificate yet. An EPC is required to sell or let — and unlocks our automated valuation.
Planning history
- Apr 2025ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed single storey lower ground floor rear extension with external terrace over. Kitchen infill extension. Thermal upgrades to the existing building fabric, removal of the timber decking area and the addition of a low level rear patio.
- Documents
- 23 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/25/0050
- Apr 2023OutbuildingFullIn report
Remove existing dilapidated shed to side of property and replace with proposed single bay oak frame garage with attached garden shed.
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/23/0372
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Leighton Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,300,000
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
21 February 2022Most recent
£1,300,000
+24.4%over 8 years19 December 2013
£1,045,000
+132.2%over 12 years3 May 2001
£450,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH17 7AX: £330,000 (2020–2014).
Nearby sales in RH17 7AX
10 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
£330,0003 Leighton Villas, Leighton Road, Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, RH17 7AX
Sold Apr 2015
£320,0006 Leighton Villas, Leighton Road, Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, RH17 7AX
Sold Jul 2014
£323,000
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What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
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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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB