1 Rixons Orchard, Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, RH17 7EB
About 1 Rixons Orchard
1 Rixons Orchard is a three-bedroom detached house in Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 7EB). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2017) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 99), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
On the market in February 2018 and unlisted since — roughly 8 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 106 m² it's 18.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (130 m² median across 4 EPCs). Across 1998–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £619,000 is 19% above the 2018 sale price. One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2005.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side extension at 1 Rixons Orchard.
- Jun 2005ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey side extension with new front and rear dormers to create chalet bungalow.
- Reference
- 05/00978/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1 Rixons Orchard has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£619,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 19 years.
£520,000
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
9 February 2018Most recent
£520,000
+10.6%over 10 years25 June 2007
£470,000
+54.4%over 2 years16 December 2004
£304,500
+90.4%over 6 years7 September 1998
£159,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH17 7EB: £482,000 (2023–2000).
Nearby sales in RH17 7EB
6 Rixons Orchard, Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, RH17 7EB
Sold Jul 2023
£650,0004 Rixons Orchard, Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, RH17 7EB
Sold Feb 2018
£482,0005 Rixons Orchard, Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, RH17 7EB
Sold May 2017
£615,0002 Rixons Orchard, Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath, RH17 7EB
Sold May 2007
£340,000
Everything we know about 1 Rixons Orchard, 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 Rixons Orchard homes
CO₂ Emissions for 1 Rixons Orchard runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,906
Street avg £4,985
Floor Area
106 m²
Street avg 139 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 6.3 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
0.2 km
Lewes Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Giles CofE Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB