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The average house price in Haywards Heath is £431,167 over the last 12 months. Over the past year prices fell 3.8%.

England / West Sussex / Mid Sussex

Haywards Heath

£431,167

Average price, last 12 months

−3.8% in a year
OCT 2016£357kSEPT 2026£431k

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What can I buy with my budget in Haywards Heath?

With £440,000 you could afford the average terraced house in Haywards Heath.

£440,000

Haywards Heath

  • Flats

    £248,339

    In budget

  • Terraced

    £387,347

    In budget

  • Semi-detached

    £473,837

    £34k short

  • Detached

    £711,896

    £272k short

Average sale price by type of home over the last 12 months, from HM Land Registry. These are averages, so cheaper homes of each type do sell.

How much would a mortgage cost in Haywards Heath?

With a 10% deposit, a 25-year mortgage at 4.5% on the average home in Haywards Heath costs £2,157 a month.

10%
4.5%
25 years
  • Haywards Heath

    £2,157

    a month

    Average price
    £431,167
    Deposit
    £43,117
    Mortgage
    £388,050
    Salary needed at 4.5×
    £86,233

A repayment mortgage on each location's average sale price over the last 12 months. The rate is an example, not a quote, so check current deals. Many lenders cap borrowing at about 4.5 times income.

What does each type of home cost?

Average sale price by property type over the last 12 months.

Detached

  • £711,896

Semi-detached

  • £473,837

Terraced

  • £387,347

Flats

  • £248,339

What kinds of homes sell in each area?

Share of last 12 months' sales by property type.

  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flats

Haywards Heath

Mostly flats

23%
24%
18%
35%

How much do prices vary within Haywards Heath?

In Haywards Heath the priciest area costs 1.2× the cheapest.

Haywards Heath5 areas

Cheapest: Bentswood, £386,772. Priciest: Lucastes, £461,857.

Bentswood: £386,772Ashenground: £421,796Heath: £430,741Franklands: £438,807Lucastes: £461,857
  • Haywards Heath average, £431,167

Each dot is one area inside the location, by its average sale price over the last 12 months. The areas we have prices for may not cover every part of a location.

How green is Haywards Heath?

Haywards Heath has 14 public parks among 84 green space sites. Green space covers 9.3% of the area: about 30 m² per resident, or 4.2 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 51% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

  • Haywards Heath

    9.3%

    of the land is green space
    30 m² per resident, or 4.2 football pitches for every 1,000 residents
    14 public parks

Each grid is the location's land, one square per 1%. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

How crowded is Haywards Heath?

Haywards Heath has about 22 residents for every football pitch of land, or 8,148 people per square mile, which counts as very high density.

Haywards Heath
22 people per football pitch of land · 8,148 per square mile

Census 2021 population divided by land area. A football pitch is about 7,140 m² (105 m × 68 m).

How have average house prices moved?

Rolling 12-month average for each location, last 10 years. Gaps mean no sales were recorded that month.

When have prices risen and fallen in Haywards Heath?

Prices in Haywards Heath were down on a year earlier in 38 months of the 108 since October 2017. They are now down 3.8% on a year earlier.

Haywards Heath38 of 108 months down
FallingRising

Each stripe is one month: the rolling 12-month average against the same month a year earlier, since October 2017. Falls are hatched as well as red.

How many homes were sold?

Monthly sales volume for each location, last 10 years.

How do all the numbers compare?

Every measure side by side. The highest value in each row is highlighted.

Latest 12-month average

  • Haywards Heath

    England / West Sussex / Mid Sussex / Haywards Heath

    £431,167

Change over 1 year

  • Haywards Heath

    England / West Sussex / Mid Sussex / Haywards Heath

    −£16,826

Change over ~10 years

  • Haywards Heath

    England / West Sussex / Mid Sussex / Haywards Heath

    +£81,409

Homes sold (last 12 months)

  • Haywards Heath

    England / West Sussex / Mid Sussex / Haywards Heath

    469

Number of postcodes

  • Haywards Heath

    England / West Sussex / Mid Sussex / Haywards Heath

    1,578

Households (Census 2021)

  • Haywards Heath

    England / West Sussex / Mid Sussex / Haywards Heath

    13,190

Household density

  • Haywards Heath

    England / West Sussex / Mid Sussex / Haywards Heath

    3,488 per sq mi · Very High

Population (Census 2021)

  • Haywards Heath

    England / West Sussex / Mid Sussex / Haywards Heath

    30,814

Population density

  • Haywards Heath

    England / West Sussex / Mid Sussex / Haywards Heath

    8,148 per sq mi · Very High

Green space per resident

  • Haywards Heath

    England / West Sussex / Mid Sussex / Haywards Heath

    30 m² per resident · less than 51% of areas

Green space share of area

  • Haywards Heath

    England / West Sussex / Mid Sussex / Haywards Heath

    9.3%

Public parks

  • Haywards Heath

    England / West Sussex / Mid Sussex / Haywards Heath

    14

Crime rate (per 1,000 residents)

  • Haywards Heath

    England / West Sussex / Mid Sussex / Haywards Heath

    46 per 1,000 · Typical

Crime vs previous 12 months

  • Haywards Heath

    England / West Sussex / Mid Sussex / Haywards Heath

    −8.4%

Anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents

  • Haywards Heath

    England / West Sussex / Mid Sussex / Haywards Heath

    14 per 1,000

Peak month

  • Haywards Heath

    England / West Sussex / Mid Sussex / Haywards Heath

    AUG 2023 · £530,903

Most common price band

  • Haywards Heath

    England / West Sussex / Mid Sussex / Haywards Heath

    £500k – £1m · 25.9%

Detached average

  • Haywards Heath

    England / West Sussex / Mid Sussex / Haywards Heath

    £711,896

Semi-detached average

  • Haywards Heath

    England / West Sussex / Mid Sussex / Haywards Heath

    £473,837

Terraced average

  • Haywards Heath

    England / West Sussex / Mid Sussex / Haywards Heath

    £387,347

Flats average

  • Haywards Heath

    England / West Sussex / Mid Sussex / Haywards Heath

    £248,339

Detached share of sales

  • Haywards Heath

    England / West Sussex / Mid Sussex / Haywards Heath

    22.9%

Semi-detached share of sales

  • Haywards Heath

    England / West Sussex / Mid Sussex / Haywards Heath

    24.2%

Terraced share of sales

  • Haywards Heath

    England / West Sussex / Mid Sussex / Haywards Heath

    18.0%

Flats share of sales

  • Haywards Heath

    England / West Sussex / Mid Sussex / Haywards Heath

    34.9%

Sold prices from HM Land Registry. Households and population from Census 2021. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is police-recorded crime from police.uk, per 1,000 residents, over the latest 12 published months; anti-social behaviour is counted separately. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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