Hillsdown Farm, South Cottage, Birch Grove, Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, RH17 7DH
About Hillsdown Farm
Hillsdown Farm is a detached house in Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 7DH). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 102 m² it sits well below the postcode median (156 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Hillsdown Farm has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Hillsdown Farm
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
Hillsdown Farm has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£653,000
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 7DH: £715,000 (2022–2009).
Nearby sales in RH17 7DH
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Sold Oct 2022
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Sold Nov 2021
£555,000Corner Cottage, Birch Grove, Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, RH17 7DH
Sold Aug 2019
£715,000Eriskay, Birch Grove, Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, RH17 7DH
Sold Oct 2015
£1,000,000Acorn Cottage, Birch Grove, Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, RH17 7DH
Sold Aug 2009
£360,000
Everything we know about Hillsdown 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 Birch Grove homes
Floor Area for Hillsdown Farm lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
50 (E)
Street avg 50 (E)
Floor Area
102 m²
Street avg 190 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 10.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 8 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
1.4 km
The Red Lion — bus stop.
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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
40.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.1dB