Acorn Cottage, Birch Grove, Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, RH17 7DH

Acorn Cottage is a semi-detached house in Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 7DH). It has a recorded floor area of 156 m² (around 1679 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (September 2025) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Average. Main heating runs on oil.

It hasn't traded since August 2009, a hold of 17 years that's notably long for the area. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2005–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at -0.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £867,000 sits 140.8% above the 2009 sale of £360,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£214/sq ft) was about 53.2% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.