Lychgate Cottage, Church Road, Scaynes Hill, Haywards Heath, RH17 7NH
About Lychgate Cottage
Lychgate Cottage is a detached house in Scaynes Hill, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 7NH). It has a recorded floor area of 406 m² (around 4370 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since May 2015. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump.
At 406 m² the property is well over the postcode median (115 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). 7 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Lychgate Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Mar 2025FullIn report
Proposed construction of swimming pool and pool house and associated external landscaping.
- Documents
- 24 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/24/3025
- Feb 2025OutbuildingFullIn report
Single storey outbuilding.
- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/24/3024
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Lychgate Cottage
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
Lychgate Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£1,772,000
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 7NH: £635,000 (2024–2015).
Nearby sales in RH17 7NH
Highleigh, Church Road, Scaynes Hill, Haywards Heath, RH17 7NH
Sold May 2024
£540,000Costells, Church Road, Scaynes Hill, Haywards Heath, RH17 7NH
Sold Dec 2021
£3,800,000Shanto, Church Road, Scaynes Hill, Haywards Heath, RH17 7NH
Sold Mar 2018
£760,000The Willows, Church Road, Scaynes Hill, Haywards Heath, RH17 7NH
Sold May 2016
£635,000Irie Cottage, Church Road, Scaynes Hill, Haywards Heath, RH17 7NH
Sold Nov 2015
£380,000
Everything we know about Lychgate Cottage, 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 Church Road homes
Floor Area for Lychgate Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
51 (E)
Street avg 59 (D)
Floor Area
406 m²
Street avg 138 m²
CO₂ Emissions
16.0 t/year
Street avg 6.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 6 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
0.4 km
The Farmers — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Augustine's CofE Primary School. 2 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
44.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.1dB