BIRNAM, FOX HILL VILLAGE, HAYWARDS HEATH, RH16 4QZ - £851,200

Based on the January 2025 Price Paid Data (released on 3rd March 2025), the December 2024 House Price Index (released on 19th February 2025), and the January 2025 Energy Performance of Buildings Data (released on 27th February 2025). Sources

BIRNAM is a very large extended detached house of 177m², built sometime between 1930 and 1949, which could now be worth an estimated £877,099. It was last sold for £851,200 in August 2022, which was around 18% above the average August 2022 detached price in the Mid Sussex local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was May 2018, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was B.

BIRNAM Sold Prices

Land registry data shows three sales for BIRNAM since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the three sales, along with the average detached price in the Mid Sussex local authority area for the corresponding sale date. Two of the three BIRNAM sales were for above the average price, whilst one was for below the average price. The average price is sourced from the Office for National Statistics' House Price Index (HPI).

Date	Price	HPI Price	Variation from HPI
2022 26 AUG	£851,200	£719,577	18% above HPI
2020 22 OCT	£720,000	£631,696	14% above HPI
2016 17 FEB	£500,000	£571,209	12% below HPI

BIRNAM Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average detached house price in the Mid Sussex local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The three BIRNAM sales between February 2016 and August 2022 have been plotted on the graph. A line has been extrapolated to show what the value of the property might have been over time, following each sale, had it maintained the same margin above or below the HPI (as a percentage). For example, the October 2020 sale was for 14% above the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 14% above the HPI over time, until the August 2022 sale, where it rises to 18% above the HPI. The line then continues to track at 18% above the HPI.

What might BIRNAM be worth now?

BIRNAM might now be worth an estimated £877,099.

This is based on house price inflation of 3%, between August 2022 and December 2024, for detached houses, in the Mid Sussex local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 3% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for BIRNAM of £851,200 on 26th August 2022. For the value to have increased from £851,200 to £877,099 over the one year and eight months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of BIRNAM has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Mid Sussex local authority area.
• The August 2022 sale price of £851,200 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of BIRNAM has not materially changed since August 2022.

How Large is BIRNAM?

BIRNAM is 177m², which includes three extensions, according to the EPC inspection conducted in May 2018. This puts it in the largest 20% of detached houses houses in Haywards Heath, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in Haywards Heath, and where BIRNAM lies on this distribution: 81% of detached houses houses are smaller than BIRNAM, and 18% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Haywards Heath.

BIRNAM: Plot and Title Map

BIRNAM sits on a plot of roughly 0.159 of an acre, or 645m². The below map shows the location of BIRNAM, an approximate outline of the building(s), and the indicative extent of the property. The plot extent is a Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygon, and it is important to note that a title may include more than one polygon, whereas only one polygon is shown on the map (the polygon which intersects with the position of BIRNAM). The full extent of the land contained in any registered title can only be identified from the individual title plan. The maps on this page should not be relied upon to establish the extent of a title.

Where is BIRNAM?

BIRNAM is located on FOX HILL VILLAGE in HAYWARDS HEATH, in the RH16 postcode district. The below map shows the position of BIRNAM on FOX HILL VILLAGE.