Robyns Barn Cottage, Birchgrove Road, Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, RH17 7BS
About Robyns Barn Cottage
Robyns Barn Cottage is a detached house in Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 7BS). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 456 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. The latest certificate (January 2011) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from January 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 42 m² it's 21.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (54 m² median across 30 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2019.
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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
Robyns Barn Cottage'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Jan 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
- May 2019FullIn report
Retrospective planning for fencing between the cottage and Robyns Barn Cottage. Proposed fencing for front of property from the roadside boundary. - Corrected site address and additional information received 07/04/19
Retrospective- Documents
- 36 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/18/4957
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Robyns Barn Cottage
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
Robyns Barn Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£296,000
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 5 sales in RH17 7BS: £640,000 (2023–2012).
Nearby sales in RH17 7BS
Westall House, Flat 2, Birchgrove Road, Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, RH17 7BS
Sold Mar 2023
£390,000Littlemead, Birchgrove Road, Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, RH17 7BS
Sold Nov 2018
£640,000Robyns Barn, Birchgrove Road, Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, RH17 7BS
Sold Mar 2017
£820,000Little Keynes, Birchgrove Road, Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, RH17 7BS
Sold Jun 2016
£1,500,000Warren Farmhouse, Birchgrove Road, Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, RH17 7BS
Sold Feb 1998
£105,000
Everything we know about Robyns Barn Cottage, 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
Floor Area for Robyns Barn Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
48 (E)
Street avg 50 (E)
Floor Area
42 m²
Street avg 168 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 8.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 7 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
0.4 km
Lucas — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
St Giles CofE Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB