Semi-Detached

69 GOWER ROAD

HAYWARDS HEATH, MID SUSSEX, WEST SUSSEX, RH16 4PW

£450,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Shop	Sussex Beds	0.1 miles
Bus stop	Shorts Close	0.1 miles
Train station	Beech Hurst Miniature Railway Station	0.7 miles
Hospital	St Catherine's Hospice	7.3 miles
University	Jubilee 144 Lecture Theatre	8.8 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

81 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1900-1929

Last sold

£450,000 May 2026

Price per m²

£5,556/m²

Local average

£567,963 (41 sales)

Street crime

169 incidents within 1 mile (Jul 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: D

Inspection date: 02/09/2025

Expiry date: 01/09/2035

Current heating cost: £1,157/year

Potential heating cost: £1,002/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £21,950

EPC D or below may face future regulation risk. Upgrading to C could improve long-term ROI.

Recommendations

Floor insulation (suspended floor) (£5,000 - £10,000)
Draughtproof single-glazed windows (£150 - £250)
Replace single glazed windows with low-E double glazing (£4,500 - £6,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£8,000 - £10,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	15/05/2026	£450,000	Semi-detached	—	£443,395 to June 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event	Date	Price
sold	01/01/2026	£450,000
listed	11/09/2025	£450,000
sold	01/01/2007	£269,950
sold	01/01/2006	£197,000

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
19B HAZELGROVE ROAD, HAYWARDS HEATH, MID SUSSEX, WEST SUSSEX, RH16 3PH	£515,000	22/01/2026	Semi-detached
58 HAYWARDS ROAD, HAYWARDS HEATH, MID SUSSEX, WEST SUSSEX, RH16 4JB	£840,000	28/11/2025	Semi-detached
28 ASHENGROUND ROAD, HAYWARDS HEATH, MID SUSSEX, WEST SUSSEX, RH16 4PP	£850,000	15/08/2025	Semi-detached
20 ASHENGROUND ROAD, HAYWARDS HEATH, MID SUSSEX, WEST SUSSEX, RH16 4PP	£380,000	28/10/2024	Semi-detached
6 GOWER ROAD, HAYWARDS HEATH, MID SUSSEX, WEST SUSSEX, RH16 4PJ	£410,000	10/11/2023	Semi-detached
4 GOWER ROAD, HAYWARDS HEATH, MID SUSSEX, WEST SUSSEX, RH16 4PJ	£550,000	16/10/2023	Semi-detached
40 ASHENGROUND ROAD, HAYWARDS HEATH, MID SUSSEX, WEST SUSSEX, RH16 4PP	£604,000	18/09/2023	Semi-detached
31C SUSSEX ROAD, HAYWARDS HEATH, MID SUSSEX, WEST SUSSEX, RH16 4DZ	£410,000	03/08/2023	Semi-detached
10 PETLANDS ROAD, HAYWARDS HEATH, MID SUSSEX, WEST SUSSEX, RH16 4HH	£500,000	13/07/2023	Semi-detached
31 TRIANGLE ROAD, HAYWARDS HEATH, MID SUSSEX, WEST SUSSEX, RH16 4HN	£308,000	15/06/2023	Semi-detached
31 GOWER ROAD, HAYWARDS HEATH, MID SUSSEX, WEST SUSSEX, RH16 4PW	£420,000	21/04/2023	Semi-detached
32 GOWER ROAD, HAYWARDS HEATH, MID SUSSEX, WEST SUSSEX, RH16 4PN	£510,000	16/12/2022	Semi-detached
74 HAYWARDS ROAD, HAYWARDS HEATH, MID SUSSEX, WEST SUSSEX, RH16 4JB	£755,000	07/12/2022	Semi-detached
59 HAYWARDS ROAD, HAYWARDS HEATH, MID SUSSEX, WEST SUSSEX, RH16 4HX	£682,500	09/11/2022	Semi-detached
8 GOWER ROAD, HAYWARDS HEATH, MID SUSSEX, WEST SUSSEX, RH16 4PJ	£497,500	25/10/2022	Semi-detached
40 GOWER ROAD, HAYWARDS HEATH, MID SUSSEX, WEST SUSSEX, RH16 4PN	£405,050	21/09/2022	Semi-detached
35 GOWER ROAD, HAYWARDS HEATH, MID SUSSEX, WEST SUSSEX, RH16 4PW	£515,000	19/08/2022	Semi-detached
24 PETLANDS ROAD, HAYWARDS HEATH, MID SUSSEX, WEST SUSSEX, RH16 4HH	£445,000	04/07/2022	Semi-detached
22 HAYWARDS ROAD, HAYWARDS HEATH, MID SUSSEX, WEST SUSSEX, RH16 4HT	£762,500	21/06/2022	Semi-detached
73 HAYWARDS ROAD, HAYWARDS HEATH, MID SUSSEX, WEST SUSSEX, RH16 4HX	£725,000	10/06/2022	Semi-detached

Area average: £554,228 (20 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 12.2%

10y growth 29.5%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Mid Sussex. Series: Semi-detached. As of June 2026.

1y (index) 0.2%

5y (index) 17.2%

10y (index) 25.4%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Mid Sussex. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £1,278/mo

Realistic £1,420/mo

Optimistic £1,562/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Mid Sussex.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Crawley & Reigate: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
2 Bed Flat, Wheeler Court, RH16	£1,250/mo	2	0.44 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, Perrymount Road, RH16	£1,250/mo	2	0.53 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Bungalow, Farlington Avenue, RH16	£1,450/mo	2	0.56 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, Bolnore Village, RH16	£1,400/mo	2	0.72 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, Princess Court, RH16	£1,400/mo	2	0.94 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,350/mo (5 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.31%

Max investor price (0.8%) £175,000

Target investor price (1%) £140,000

Gross yield 3.7%

Cost-to-rent ratio 26.8×

Monthly cashflow £-537/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI -4.9%

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Registered land (INSPIRE)

This location falls inside an HM Land Registry INSPIRE registered freehold polygon.

Plot: ~524 m² (0.13 acres)

Source: HM Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygons.

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	49
Anti-social behaviour	42
Public order	21
Criminal damage and arson	17
Shoplifting	8
Drugs	7
Vehicle crime	7
Burglary	5
Other theft	5
Possession of weapons	4
Bicycle theft	2
Other crime	2
Total incidents	169

Within 1 mile during Jul 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School	Primary	0.2 miles	Good — 9 Jul 2023
St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School	Primary	0.4 miles	Good — 23 May 2019
Warden Park Primary Academy	Primary	0.4 miles	Good — 2 Jul 2015
Chalkhill Education Centre, Chalkhill Hospital	Other	0.4 miles	Outstanding — 29 Nov 2012
Bolnore Village Primary School	Primary	0.8 miles	Good — 30 Mar 2011

FENSA

Window and door installation certificates found for this address.

Issued	Work completed	Windows	Doors
05/10/2025	17/09/2025	1	—

# 69 GOWER ROAD, HAYWARDS HEATH, MID SUSSEX, WEST SUSSEX, RH16 4PW

## Property details

- Slug: `892fb2c` (address key hash: `892fb2c299355f8af16ee888e9be6b41481b26ed`)
- Postcode: RH16 4PW
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 81 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1900-1929
- Last sold: £450,000 May 2026
- Price per m²: £5,556/m²
- Local average: £567,963 (41 sales)
- Street crime: 169 incidents within 1 mile (Jul 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £450,000
- Date: 2026-05-15
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** D
- **Expiry date:** 01/09/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £1,157/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £21,950

### Recommendations
- W1 (£5,000 - £10,000)
- D (£150 - £250)
- O (£4,500 - £6,000)
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/3335-5421-0500-0202-4206)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-05-15 | £450,000 | Semi-detached | — | £443,395 (to June 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/5340b1c5-c944-8052-e063-4804a8c06ee4) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 69 GOWER ROAD, HAYWARDS HEATH, MID SUSSEX, WEST SUSSEX, RH16 4PW | £450,000 | 15/05/2026 | Semi-detached |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [166871438](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/b068d83)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £450,000 |
| listed | 2025-09-11 | £450,000 |
| sold | 2007-01-01 | £269,950 |
| sold | 2006-01-01 | £197,000 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 19B HAZELGROVE ROAD, HAYWARDS HEATH, MID SUSSEX, WEST SUSSEX, RH16 3PH | £515,000 | 22/01/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 58 HAYWARDS ROAD, HAYWARDS HEATH, MID SUSSEX, WEST SUSSEX, RH16 4JB | £840,000 | 28/11/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 28 ASHENGROUND ROAD, HAYWARDS HEATH, MID SUSSEX, WEST SUSSEX, RH16 4PP | £850,000 | 15/08/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 20 ASHENGROUND ROAD, HAYWARDS HEATH, MID SUSSEX, WEST SUSSEX, RH16 4PP | £380,000 | 28/10/2024 | Semi-detached |
| 6 GOWER ROAD, HAYWARDS HEATH, MID SUSSEX, WEST SUSSEX, RH16 4PJ | £410,000 | 10/11/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 4 GOWER ROAD, HAYWARDS HEATH, MID SUSSEX, WEST SUSSEX, RH16 4PJ | £550,000 | 16/10/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 40 ASHENGROUND ROAD, HAYWARDS HEATH, MID SUSSEX, WEST SUSSEX, RH16 4PP | £604,000 | 18/09/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 31C SUSSEX ROAD, HAYWARDS HEATH, MID SUSSEX, WEST SUSSEX, RH16 4DZ | £410,000 | 03/08/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 10 PETLANDS ROAD, HAYWARDS HEATH, MID SUSSEX, WEST SUSSEX, RH16 4HH | £500,000 | 13/07/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 31 TRIANGLE ROAD, HAYWARDS HEATH, MID SUSSEX, WEST SUSSEX, RH16 4HN | £308,000 | 15/06/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 31 GOWER ROAD, HAYWARDS HEATH, MID SUSSEX, WEST SUSSEX, RH16 4PW | £420,000 | 21/04/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 32 GOWER ROAD, HAYWARDS HEATH, MID SUSSEX, WEST SUSSEX, RH16 4PN | £510,000 | 16/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 74 HAYWARDS ROAD, HAYWARDS HEATH, MID SUSSEX, WEST SUSSEX, RH16 4JB | £755,000 | 07/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 59 HAYWARDS ROAD, HAYWARDS HEATH, MID SUSSEX, WEST SUSSEX, RH16 4HX | £682,500 | 09/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 8 GOWER ROAD, HAYWARDS HEATH, MID SUSSEX, WEST SUSSEX, RH16 4PJ | £497,500 | 25/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 40 GOWER ROAD, HAYWARDS HEATH, MID SUSSEX, WEST SUSSEX, RH16 4PN | £405,050 | 21/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 35 GOWER ROAD, HAYWARDS HEATH, MID SUSSEX, WEST SUSSEX, RH16 4PW | £515,000 | 19/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 24 PETLANDS ROAD, HAYWARDS HEATH, MID SUSSEX, WEST SUSSEX, RH16 4HH | £445,000 | 04/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 22 HAYWARDS ROAD, HAYWARDS HEATH, MID SUSSEX, WEST SUSSEX, RH16 4HT | £762,500 | 21/06/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 73 HAYWARDS ROAD, HAYWARDS HEATH, MID SUSSEX, WEST SUSSEX, RH16 4HX | £725,000 | 10/06/2022 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £554,228 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 12.2%
- **10y growth:** 29.5%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Mid Sussex; Semi-detached series; as of June 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 0.2%
- **5y growth (index):** 17.2%
- **10y growth (index):** 25.4%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Mid Sussex). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £1,278/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,420/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,562/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Crawley & Reigate (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Flat, Wheeler Court, RH16 | £1,250/mo | 2 | 0.44 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Perrymount Road, RH16 | £1,250/mo | 2 | 0.53 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Bungalow, Farlington Avenue, RH16 | £1,450/mo | 2 | 0.56 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Bolnore Village, RH16 | £1,400/mo | 2 | 0.72 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Princess Court, RH16 | £1,400/mo | 2 | 0.94 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,350/mo (5 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.31% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £175,000
- **Target investor price (1%):** £140,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,400/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 3.7%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 26.8×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-537/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -4.9%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 49 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 42 |
| Public order | 21 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 17 |
| Shoplifting | 8 |
| Drugs | 7 |
| Vehicle crime | 7 |
| Burglary | 5 |
| Other theft | 5 |
| Possession of weapons | 4 |
| Bicycle theft | 2 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| **Total incidents** | **169** |

*Within 1 mile during Jul 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 0.2 miles | Good — 9 Jul 2023 |
| St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 23 May 2019 |
| Warden Park Primary Academy | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 2 Jul 2015 |
| Chalkhill Education Centre, Chalkhill Hospital | Other | 0.4 miles | Outstanding — 29 Nov 2012 |
| Bolnore Village Primary School | Primary | 0.8 miles | Good — 30 Mar 2011 |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #16992786
- **Address:** 69 Gower Road, HAYWARDS HEATH, RH16 4PW
- **Certificate Issued:** 05/10/2025
- **Work Completed:** 17/09/2025
- **Items:** 1 window(s)