The Willows, Church Road, Scaynes Hill, Haywards Heath, RH17 7NH
About The Willows
The Willows is a detached house in Scaynes Hill, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 7NH). It has a recorded floor area of 182 m² (around 1959 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 182 m² the property is well over the postcode median (115 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1996–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £824,000 is 29.8% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£324/sq ft) was about 62.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in May 2016. 4 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Oct 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
The Willows has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Aug 2012ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
First floor side extension and re-configuration of roof to create new bathroom, dressing room and enlarged bedroom accommodation.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/02238/FUL
- Aug 2009ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side of property
First floor flank extension and ground floor flank extension.
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 09/02021/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at The Willows
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
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1996.
£824,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 20 years.
£635,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
4 May 2016Most recent
£635,000
+224.8%over 19 years15 August 1996
£195,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH17 7NH: £540,000 (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
£760,000Irie Cottage, Church Road, Scaynes Hill, Haywards Heath, RH17 7NH
Sold Nov 2015
£380,000Aston, Church Road, Scaynes Hill, Haywards Heath, RH17 7NH
Sold Aug 2015
£390,000
Everything we know about The Willows, 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
EPC Rating for The Willows runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
66 (D)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
182 m²
Street avg 163 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 7.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 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.
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
38.1dB