Lucas Farm, Birchgrove Road, Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, RH17 7BL
About Lucas Farm
Lucas Farm is a detached house in Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 7BL). It has a recorded floor area of 245 m² (around 2637 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 245 m² the property is well over the postcode median (100 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). 4 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
Lucas Farm's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Aug 2006ExtensionHeritageIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Minor amendments to previously approved scheme for alteration to kitchen and new single storey garden room extension showing new velux rooflight and relocation of external doors.
- Reference
- 06/01419/LBC
- Aug 2006FullIn report
Minor amendments to approved palns for single storey garden room extension.
- Reference
- 06/01418/FUL
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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
Lucas Farm has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£941,000
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 Lucas Farm, 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 floor area, Lucas Farm stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
36 (F)
Street avg 56 (D)
Floor Area
245 m²
Street avg 101 m²
CO₂ Emissions
16.0 t/year
Street avg 6.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
9 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