2 The Orchards, Lewes Road, Scaynes Hill, Haywards Heath, RH17 7NG

2 The Orchards is a four-bedroom detached house in Scaynes Hill, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 7NG). It has a recorded floor area of 162 m² (around 1744 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in December 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a balcony and notable views. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

Sold May 2021 for £680,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 2005–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£390/sq ft) was about 21.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.