4 Birch Way, Haywards Heath, RH17 7SG
About 4 Birch Way
4 Birch Way is a detached house in Haywards Heath (RH17 7SG). It has a recorded floor area of 163 m² (around 1755 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2024) returns a high B (score 86), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating.
Held since April 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 163 m² the property is well over the postcode median (124 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £770,000 sits 390.4% above the 1998 sale of £157,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£89/sq ft) was about 68.7% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2018.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- May 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension, pitched roof replacing existing flat to side.
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/18/1342
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
4 Birch Way's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£770,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£157,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 April 1998Most recent
£157,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH17 7SG: £377,000 (2015–2004).
Nearby sales in RH17 7SG
Everything we know about 4 Birch Way, 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 Birch Way homes
4 Birch Way is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£963
Street avg £3,336
Floor Area
163 m²
Street avg 118 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 5.4 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
Ridgeway — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School. 10 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
49.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB