Joy Cottage, Birch Grove, Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, RH17 7BT
About Joy Cottage
Joy Cottage is a detached house in Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 7BT). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows a G (score 8), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 62), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 94 m² it sits well below the postcode median (143 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £616,000 is 29.7% above the 2019 sale price. Sold October 2019 for £475,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Joy Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Joy Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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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
£616,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£475,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 October 2019Most recent
£475,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH17 7BT: £460,000 (2021–2019).
Nearby sales in RH17 7BT
Jasmine Cottage, Birch Grove, Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, RH17 7BT
Sold Jun 2021
£460,000Stonecote, Birch Grove, Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, RH17 7BT
Sold May 2021
£575,000Newnhams Rough, Birch Grove, Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, RH17 7BT
Sold Oct 2020
£15,000Elm Cottage, Birch Grove, Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, RH17 7BT
Sold Jul 2020
£987,0002 Hamewith Cottages, Birch Grove, Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, RH17 7BT
Sold Nov 2019
£410,000
Everything we know about Joy 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 Birch Grove homes
On epc rating, Joy Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,053
Street avg £4,815
Floor Area
94 m²
Street avg 245 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
21.0 t/year
Street avg 10.4 t/year
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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
1.4 km
The Red Lion — bus stop.
Closest school
2.1 km
Danehill Church of England 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
43.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB