4 Swedish Houses, Birchgrove Road, Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, RH17 7BL
About 4 Swedish Houses
4 Swedish Houses is a semi-detached house in Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 7BL). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows an F (score 31), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 65), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2016.
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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
4 Swedish Houses'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Jan 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Oct 2016RenovationFullIn report
Re-cladding and insulation works to existing dwellinghouse.
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/16/3035
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 4 Swedish Houses
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
4 Swedish Houses has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£354,000
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 4 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
EPC Rating for 4 Swedish Houses lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
31 (F)
Street avg 57 (D)
Floor Area
101 m²
Street avg 130 m²
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 7.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 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