Forest Farm, The Barn, Lewes Road, Chelwood Gate, Haywards Heath, RH17 7DA
About Forest Farm
Forest Farm is a detached house in Chelwood Gate, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 7DA). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows a G (score 18), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at G across 2 certificates since May 2016. Between certificates, main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 110), a 6-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 55 m² it sits well below the postcode median (90 m² across 5 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. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2009.
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Forest Farm sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system upgraded to a more efficient system
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Hot water system upgraded
Planning history
- Jul 2009AmendmentIn report
CONTINUED USE OF COW SHED, PREVIOUSLY CONVERTED INTO A MUSIC ROOM AND LIBRARY WITH KITCHENETTE AND SHOWER UNIT, AS SEPARATE LIVING ACCOMMODTION.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- WD/2009/1038/LDE
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Forest Farm has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£385,000
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 1 sales in RH17 7DA: £600,000 (2025–2025).
Nearby sales in RH17 7DA
Everything we know about Forest 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 Lewes Road homes
EPC Rating for Forest Farm lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
18 (G)
Street avg 41 (E)
Floor Area
55 m²
Street avg 104 m²
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 10.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 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
0.5 km
Sandy Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.9 km
Danehill Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB