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Backwoods Lane, Lindfield, Haywards Heath

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House prices, sold prices and local information for RH16 2EN, RH16 2ED, RH16 2EQ.

Average price (last 12 months)
£899,750
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£739,796
22 sales
Price range
£475k – £1.05m
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
12 Jan 2026
RH16 2EN

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At a glance

House prices£900k average75% above the Haywards Heath average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station16 min walkHaywards Heath station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband97% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 23 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

22 property sales on Backwoods Lane, Lindfield, Haywards Heath have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £899,750. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £761,931. That is 75% above the Haywards Heath average of £512,685 over the same period. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 55% detached, 45% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Backwoods Lane range from £475,000 to £1,050,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 153 streets in Haywards Heath with at least two sales in the last year, Backwoods Lane ranks 10th for average price, putting it in the top 10%.

House prices on Backwoods Lane compared

Backwoods Lane£899,750
RH16 postcode area£465,010
Haywards Heath£512,685
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all RH16 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £675,000 (1 sales)2016£675k2018: £495,000 (1 sales)2018£495k2019: £725,000 (2 sales)2019£725k2020: £684,594 (8 sales)2020£685k2022: £756,550 (2 sales)2022£757k2023: £828,057 (3 sales)2023£828k2024: £794,000 (3 sales)2024£794k2025: £962,000 (1 sales)2025£962k2026: £837,500 (1 sales)2026£838k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 23 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached12£761,93131 Oct 2025
Semi-detached10£713,23512 Jan 2026

Sold prices on Backwoods Lane

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
1, The Brambles, 44, Backwoods Lane RH16 2EN 12 Jan 2026£837,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
23, Backwoods Lane RH16 2EQ 31 Oct 2025£962,000 DetachedFreehold
13, Backwoods Lane RH16 2EQ 15 May 2024£620,000 DetachedFreehold
28, Backwoods Lane RH16 2ED 27 Mar 2024£712,000 DetachedFreehold
22, Backwoods Lane RH16 2ED 6 Mar 2024£1,050,000 DetachedFreehold
37, Backwoods Lane RH16 2EQ 31 May 2023£1,024,170 DetachedFreehold
31, Backwoods Lane RH16 2EQ 14 Apr 2023£700,000 DetachedFreehold
45, Backwoods Lane RH16 2EL 2 Mar 2023£760,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
41, Backwoods Lane RH16 2EL 16 Dec 2022£715,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Wynton, 21, Backwoods Lane RH16 2EQ 30 Mar 2022£798,100 Semi-detachedFreehold
9, Backwoods Lane RH16 2EB 4 Dec 2020£690,000 DetachedFreehold
38, Backwoods Lane RH16 2EN 9 Oct 2020£536,750 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, The Brambles, 44, Backwoods Lane RH16 2EN 20 Jul 2020£740,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
3A, Backwoods Lane RH16 2EB 12 Jun 2020£475,000 DetachedFreehold
4, The Brambles, 44, Backwoods Lane RH16 2EN 26 May 2020£750,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
3, The Brambles, 44, Backwoods Lane RH16 2EN 28 Feb 2020£750,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, Backwoods Lane RH16 2ED 7 Feb 2020£790,000 DetachedFreehold
2, Backwoods Lane RH16 2ED 31 Jan 2020£745,000 DetachedFreehold
2, The Brambles, 44, Backwoods Lane RH16 2EN 19 Dec 2019£750,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
32, Backwoods Lane RH16 2ED 29 Oct 2019£700,000 DetachedFreehold
4, The Brambles, 44, Backwoods Lane RH16 2EN 30 Aug 2018£960,000 OtherFreehold
49, Backwoods Lane RH16 2EL 13 Aug 2018£495,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
10, Backwoods Lane RH16 2ED 9 Sep 2016£675,000 DetachedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
1, The Brambles, 44, Backwoods Lane £740,000 (Jul 2020) → £837,500 (Jan 2026) +13%
over 5 yrs
4, The Brambles, 44, Backwoods Lane £960,000 (Aug 2018) → £750,000 (May 2020) -22%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near Backwoods Lane

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Blackthorns Community Primary School 203 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.2 mi
Lindfield Primary Academy 656 pupils Primary 5–11 Outstanding Report 0.3 mi
Oathall Community College 1,341 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.3 mi
Warden Park Primary Academy 453 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.6 mi
St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School 418 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.8 mi
Northlands Wood Primary Academy 419 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.8 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 434 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Good Report 0.9 mi
Chalkhill Education Centre, Chalkhill Hospital 5 pupils Pupil referral unit 5–18 Report 1.1 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Haywards Heath station 0.8 mi · 16 min walk
  • Wivelsfield station 3.3 mi · 1 hr 5 min walk
  • Burgess Hill station 4.1 mi · 1 hr 21 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Backwoods Lane (SW-bound, Backwoods Lane) 3 min walk
  • Appledore Gardens (N-bound, Appledore Gardens) 4 min walk
  • Hanbury Lane (o/s 32, Hanbury Lane) 5 min walk
  • Hanbury Lane (opp 38, Hanbury Lane) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Lindfield Medical Centre
    57 High Street, Lindfield, Haywards Heath · 0.5 mi
  • Northlands Wood Surgery
    7 Walnut Park, Haywards Heath · 0.7 mi
  • Newtons Practice
    The Health Cntre, Heath Road, Haywards Heath · 0.9 mi
  • Dolphins Practice
    Nightingale Primary Care Centre, Butlers Green Road, Haywards Heath · 1.4 mi

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Haywards Heath America Lane · 0.4 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op High Street - Lindfield · 0.5 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Lindfield High Street · 0.5 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Haywards Heath Walnut Park Express · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Selbys Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Abbotts Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Kamsons Pharmacy · 0.7 mi

Dentists

  • Heathcote House Dental Practice · 0.8 mi
  • Haywards Heath Health Centre · 0.9 mi
  • Newlands Dental Surgery · 0.9 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 10 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income9 of 10
Employment9 of 10
Education and skills10 of 10
Health and disability10 of 10
Crime10 of 10
Access to housing and services6 of 10
Living environment10 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned88.7%62.5%
Private rented6.1%20.3%
Social rented5.2%17.1%
Households975

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1522.1%17.4%
Aged 15–6456.3%64.1%
Aged 65+21.6%18.6%
Residents2,495

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)97%80%
Gigabit-capable97%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks80%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks98%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks86%92%

Share of homes across Mid Sussex with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Backwoods Lane

Ethnic group

HereMid Sussex
White96.6%92.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%2.5%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.3%3.6%
Other ethnic group0.4%0.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%0.9%

Religion

HereMid Sussex
Christian48.1%47.9%
No religion44.7%42.1%
Not answered6.1%6.3%
Muslim0.3%1.2%
Other religion0.3%0.7%
Hindu0.2%1%
Jewish0.2%0.2%
Sikh0.2%–

Country of birth

HereMid Sussex
Born in the UK90.5%88.1%
Born outside the UK9.5%11.9%

Highest qualification

HereMid Sussex
Level 4 qualifications and above45.9%38.7%
Level 3 qualifications18.5%18%
Level 2 qualifications14.7%15%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8%9.3%
No qualifications7.3%11.7%
Apprenticeship3.7%4.7%
Other qualifications2%2.5%

General health

HereMid Sussex
Very good health58.7%52.9%
Good health30.2%33.1%
Fair health8.6%10.5%
Bad health1.9%2.7%
Very bad health0.6%0.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereMid Sussex
1 car or van in household45.7%42.1%
2 cars or vans in household38.7%32.9%
3 or more cars or vans in household10.3%12.6%
No cars or vans in household5.2%12.4%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Mid Sussex.

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