1 The Orchards, Lewes Road, Scaynes Hill, Haywards Heath, RH17 7NG
About 1 The Orchards
1 The Orchards is a four-bedroom detached house in Scaynes Hill, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 7NG). It has a recorded floor area of 167 m² (around 1798 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include notable views. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2015–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 13% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£509/sq ft) was about 58.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £915,000 in June 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Open-plan layoutYes
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- GarageYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Underfloor heatingYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
1 The Orchards's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Feb 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Oct 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
First floor rear extension and additional pitched roof dormer to front roof slope.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- LW/18/0657
- Feb 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Erection of a two storey rear extension, a single storey rear extension and the creation of balcony
- Agent
- Steve Bull
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- LW/17/1063
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1 The Orchards has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2015.
£941,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.0% per year over 7 years.
£915,000
Growth on file: 13.0% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
29 June 2022Most recent
£915,000
+128.8%over 6 years14 September 2015
£400,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH17 7NG: £1,188,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in RH17 7NG
Pellingbridge Farm, The Coach House, Lewes Road, Scaynes Hill, Haywards Heath, RH17 7NG
Sold Mar 2025
£635,000Quarry Manor, Lewes Road, Scaynes Hill, Haywards Heath, RH17 7NG
Sold Jan 2025
£1,188,000Hooklands, Old Cottage, Lewes Road, Scaynes Hill, Haywards Heath, RH17 7NG
Sold Nov 2024
£2,100,0003 The Orchards, Lewes Road, Scaynes Hill, Haywards Heath, RH17 7NG
Sold Nov 2024
£550,000Pelling Barn, Lewes Road, Scaynes Hill, Haywards Heath, RH17 7NG
Sold Nov 2024
£1,250,000
Everything we know about 1 The Orchards, 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
1 The Orchards outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,479
Street avg £4,933
Floor Area
167 m²
Street avg 185 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 7.0 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
0.4 km
Anchor Hill — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
St Augustine's CofE Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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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
45.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB