2 Bed Flat, Haywards Heath, RH16 4SR £200,000

Train and rail links: the nearest mainline railway station is Haywards Heath station, which is about a 25-30 minute walk from Southdowns Park, and is a 25–30 minute walk. The station provides fast and frequent services to Brighton, London and Gatwick as well as local connections.

Bus services and local stops: there are several bus stops within a very short walk of Southdowns Park, with Colwell Gardens and adjacent stops being the closest. Regular services include the 30 (Haywards Heath–Lindfield circular), 166 (Lewes–Haywards Heath), 270 (Brighton–Haywards Heath–East Grinstead) and other Metrobus/Compass routes. School and college services such as STP1 also serve nearby stops.

Shops and supermarkets: Haywards Heath town centre, including the High Street and South Road area, is within about a 15 minute walk. Major supermarkets serving the area include Sainsbury’s Superstore (Bannister Way, RH16 1DG) and a Sainsbury’s Local on Wivelsfield Road / Perrymount Road. There are also smaller convenience stores, cafés and town-centre shops on South Road and on The Broadway.

Bars, cafés and restaurants: Haywards Heath offers a range of pubs, wine bars and restaurants within about a 5–20 minute walk from Southdowns Park. Options include Orange Square wine bar, Café Rouge, Côte Brasserie and independent venues such as the Snowdrop Inn near Lindfield, along with several town-centre restaurants and eateries on South Road and The Broadway.

St Francis Social & Sports Club, St Francis Swimming Pool and courts: the St Francis Social & Sports Club sits immediately adjacent to Southdowns Park and operates a number of community sports and social facilities close to the Princess Royal Hospital grounds. The St Francis Swimming Pool is a private indoor pool run by the club and located behind Southdowns Park. It has recently had improvements to changing rooms and a reception/viewing gallery and is used for club sessions and lessons. The club’s wider facilities include an indoor pool, floodlit football pitch, bowling green, snooker and a clubhouse offering food at weekends. One years membership for St Francis Social Club is £25 for a single person and £40 for a couple.

Planned padel courts: the St Francis Social & Sports Club has submitted a planning application for the change of use of existing tennis courts to padel courts. The application describes a temporary three-year permission for conversion of the tennis courts to padel courts with associated works.

Local walking distances and context: Southdowns Park occupies the former Victorian hospital site on the southern edge of central Haywards Heath. The Princess Royal Hospital and associated health centres are all within short walking distance. The town centre shops, cafés and the railway station are all within a short cycle or walk, with the station and High Street also a short walk.

Lease Information - 97 years remaining. 125 years from 1997.

Service Charge - Annual charge for 2025 was £1,350.62.

This includes building insurance, water, gym, parking, grounds upkeep and all usual residential property costs such as external doors, communal areas, window maintenance and external cleaning and roofing.