Detached
£711,896
65% above the Haywards Heath average
22.9% of sales
What is the average house price in Haywards Heath? £431,167
The average house price in Haywards Heath is £431,167, based on 469 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 3.8% (£16,826) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −3.8%
- Sold in 12 months
- 469
- Data up to
- September 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Haywards Heath?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£473,837
10% above the Haywards Heath average
24.2% of sales
Terraced
£387,347
10% below the Haywards Heath average
18.0% of sales
Flats
£248,339
42% below the Haywards Heath average
34.9% of sales
Are house prices in Haywards Heath going up or down?
House prices in Haywards Heath are falling: down 3.8% (£16,826) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 23.3% (£81,409).
Past 12 months
−3.8%
−£16,826From £447,993 to £431,167
£453,927£431,167
Past 10 years
+23.3%
+£81,409From £349,758 to £431,167
£447,993£349,758
Quick answers for Haywards Heath
10 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£530,903
Highest average, reached in August 2023
How many homes sold?
469
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Flats
34.9% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£500k - £1m
25.9% of sales
How many people live in Haywards Heath?
30,814
8,148 people per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Population density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Haywards Heath?
13,190
3,488 households per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Household density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Haywards Heath?
30 m² per resident
Less green space per resident than 51% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 4.2 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
9.3% of the area · 14 public parks. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
What is the crime rate in Haywards Heath?
46 crimes per 1,000 residents
Typical · −8.4% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is Typical, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Which areas cost the most and least?
Most expensive
Lucastes
£461,857
Least expensive
Bentswood
£386,772
How does Haywards Heath rank?
21st most expensive area of Mid Sussex.
Compared with 24 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Haywards Heath?
The highest recorded sale prices in Haywards Heath, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
45 perrymount road, west sussex
£6,395,000
Sold February 2017
View house details
How do house prices in Haywards Heath compare with nearby areas?
Haywards Heath compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Mid Sussex.
Haywards Heath vs Lindfield
- Haywards Heath
- £431,167
- Lindfield
- £694,330+£263,163
Open comparison
Haywards Heath vs Cuckfield
- Haywards Heath
- £431,167
- Cuckfield
- £596,086+£164,919
Open comparison
Haywards Heath vs Lindfield Rural
- Haywards Heath
- £431,167
- Lindfield Rural
- £598,647+£167,480
Open comparison
Haywards Heath vs Ansty and Staplefield
- Haywards Heath
- £431,167
- Ansty and Staplefield
- £643,506+£212,339
Open comparison
Haywards Heath vs Burgess Hill
- Haywards Heath
- £431,167
- Burgess Hill
- £415,443−£15,724
Open comparison
Haywards Heath vs Horsted Keynes
- Haywards Heath
- £431,167
- Horsted Keynes
- £848,863+£417,696
Open comparison
Which areas of Haywards Heath are most expensive?
Average sold price in each of the 5 areas of Haywards Heath, most expensive first.
- 1
£461,857
Change over one year: −4.3%
- 2
£438,807
Change over one year: −13.2%
- 3
£430,741
Change over one year: +0.2%
- 4
£421,796
Change over one year: +3.1%
- 5
£386,772
Change over one year: −9.4%
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Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is from police.uk street-level data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Last updated 6 November 2026 at 00:29 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Haywards Heath dataset covers 1,578 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.