[Sussex] What’s it like near here?

[A mex eyecan]

My daughter is looking to try and move from her first flat into a first house. Shes fairly young and lives on her own and she has seen two places which sort of fit the budget. One is around America Lane area of HH, the other off Cants Lane in BH.

Anyone have any knowledge of either area please.

 

[dazzer6666]

My daughter is looking to try and move from her first flat into a first house. Shes fairly young and lives on her own and she has seen two places which sort of fit the budget. One is around America Lane area of HH, the other off Cants Lane in BH.

Anyone have any knowledge of either area please.

When I first moved to Sussex an estate agent suggested a house in America Lane ('close to the lovely village of Lindfield' apparently).....I parked up, only to have a stone thrown at the car from a group of feral-looking kids. Didn't even bother going in. The area used to have a bit of a reputation but not sure if this is still the case. Cant's Lane is generally alright imo - plenty of new houses been built just off it too.

 

[HeaviestTed]

America lane is well shit

 

[KZNSeagull]

America Lane - avoid.
Cants Lane is okish - she should look at the newish estates (eg Hammonds Ridge) in Burgess Hill if she can.

 

[Magic Sponge]

Go on Google Maps Streetview and look at America Lane next to Barn Cottage rec, it will tell you all you need to know!

 

[dazzer6666]

America lane is well shit

Good articulate and accurate summary

 

[Since1982]

Cants Lane area is generally fine, a couple of spots you might want to avoid close by.

 

[BN9 BHA]

Go on Google Maps Streetview and look at America Lane next to Barn Cottage rec, it will tell you all you need to know!

@dazzer6666
Those feral kids made a mess of that van

 

[BN9 BHA]

Cant’s Lane must be pretty nice, the road sign hasn’t been altered.

 

[Worried Man Blues]

I went to New England Road School in the early 60s and it was rough then, no change there then!

 

[A mex eyecan]

Go on Google Maps Streetview and look at America Lane next to Barn Cottage rec, it will tell you all you need to know!

oooh err. Don’t want my little girl round that on her own.

 

[HeaviestTed]

Good articulate and accurate summary

I have thoughts on RDZ if you’d like them (I like him still)

 

[Billy the Fish]

America Lane - avoid.
Cants Lane is okish - she should look at the newish estates (eg Hammonds Ridge) in Burgess Hill if she can.

The Wilmington way flats have all been knocked down and redeveloped. Not sure if that's showing on Google maps yet, but it wasn't recently and still looked like a shithole! It's certainly improved.

 

[Albion my Albion]

Go on Google Maps Streetview and look at America Lane next to Barn Cottage rec, it will tell you all you need to know!

59 Barn Cottage Ln

Google Maps

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What exactly?

 

[dazzer6666]

59 Barn Cottage Ln

Google Maps

Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps.

maps.app.goo.gl

What exactly?

 

[Albion my Albion]

Ok, US Google must use different street view.

 

[schmunk]

Ok, US Google must use different street view.

No, you just need to go down the other turning off the roundabout - on America Lane itself.

 

[BNthree]

 

[juliant]

As an ex Hillian i would of said Haywards Heath over Burgess Hill any day. But not America Lane.....avoid like the plague !

Cants lane is nice my parents live just off it and have lived in BH for 50 odd years.

 

[pasty]

I grew up on Boston Road just off America Lane from mid 60’s to early 80’s. It was fine unless venturing down to The Bentswood estate