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Keysford Cottage, Lewes Road, Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, RH17 7DY

3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
138 m²
1485 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 67
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Keysford Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Keysford Cottage is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 7DY). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (April 2023) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 95), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 138 m² it's 16.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (164 m² median across 10 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£582/sq ft) was about 148.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2023 for £865,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2024.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D67
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Keysford Cottage, Lewes Road, Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, RH17 7DY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Feb 2024
    PorchFull
    In report

    Construction of a porch with an oak frame overhang including one skylight and two windows.

    Extension
    Documents
    16 docs on file
    Reference
    DM/24/0249
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Keysford Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.

Current estimate

£842,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 24 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£865,000

Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 18 July 2023Most recent

    £865,000

    +6.8%over 9 months

  2. 3 October 2022

    £810,000

    +326.3%over 23 years

  3. 29 September 1999

    £190,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RH17 7DY: £1,330,000 (2023–2018).

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On the street

Versus other Lewes Road homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Keysford Cottage outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£6,268

Street avg £3,697

Strongly above

Floor Area

138 m²

Street avg 200 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

4.8 t/year

Street avg 9.6 t/year

Strongly above
Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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£610k

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£562k

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1 Blacksmiths Cottages, Station Road, Horsted Keynes

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Haywards Heath district page.
Full Haywards Heath report

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

0.6 km

Lewes Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.9 km

St Giles CofE Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RH17 7DY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RH17 7DY

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RH17 7DY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

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