5 Railway Cottages, Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, RH17 7BB
About 5 Railway Cottages
5 Railway Cottages is a semi-detached house in Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 7BB). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows a G (score 1), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on bottled lpg. The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since September 2001, a hold of 25 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £512,000 sits 241.3% above the 2001 sale of £150,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
5 Railway 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Jun 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jun 2020OutbuildingFullIn report
Construction of a 6x4m garden office to replace existing summer house on top of existing concrete hard standing.
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/20/1442
- Nov 2014ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey glazed rear extension and first floor infill extension.
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/03522/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
5 Railway Cottages's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2001).
£512,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£150,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
13 September 2001Most recent
£150,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in RH17 7BB: £90,000 (2017–1995).
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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- Larger development activity nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Horsted Keynes (Bluebell Railway) — subway entrance.
Closest school
1.4 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
42.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB