1 Swedish Houses, Birchgrove Road, Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, RH17 7BL
About 1 Swedish Houses
1 Swedish Houses is a semi-detached house in Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 7BL). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (June 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 66). Main heating runs on oil.
One historical planning record sits against the property in 2016.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 Swedish Houses's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Fuel source changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
Planning history
- Oct 2016RenovationFullIn report
Re-cladding and insulation works.
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/16/3046
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1 Swedish Houses has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£377,000
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 4 sales in RH17 7BL: £405,000 (2023–2001).
Everything we know about 1 Swedish Houses, 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 Birchgrove Road homes
On habitable rooms, 1 Swedish Houses runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
51 (E)
Street avg 53 (E)
Floor Area
100 m²
Street avg 130 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 8.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 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
Lucas — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 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
43.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB