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Over the years the town has developed in three ways, shops, the service industry business and housing. The main shopping areas are South Road, Sussex Road and Commercial Square. The main business area is in Perrymount Road, where most of the bigger office blocks are situated, although smaller offices are scattered throughout the town. This could change in the near future with the redevelopment of the large station site, which is likely to have a mixed development of offices, residential and retail. It is hoped that this site will also provide some form of entertainment such as a Cinema. Haywards Heath does not have large industrial estates and the two allocated areas, Burrell Road and Bridge Road have very mixed uses akin to small businesses rather than large manufacturing units, which are mainly based three miles away in Burgess Hill.

The town has many of the well known chain stores, some within The Orchards precinct like Marks & Spencer, Next, New Look and Superdrug others such as Boots, W.H.Smith, Woolworths, are in South Road itself. Over the years other well known names have come to the town like Country Casuals, Curry’s, Waterstones and Claire’s Accessories to name a few as well as independent and specialist shops. The Town has a number of ladies fashion shops covering all age groups and tastes. Men’s fashion is also covered with a wide range of fashion from everyday to the less formal.

The Broadway once a busy shopping area has in recent years become well known as the place to go to eat and drink as it is now mainly made up of restaurants, wine bars and cafe’s, with culinary delights to suit the most discerning palate. Here will also be found popular chain food outlets such as Pizza Express and Café Rouge with local favourites Zizzi’s and Nizam just around the corner. The wine type bars now attract many of the 25-35 age group and serve as a more acceptable type of night club as many have live music and special evening themes. They make for a healthy night time economy for the town.

At the other end of the town Sussex Road enjoys a good mixture of individual shops ranging from china, electrical goods, nursery goods and baby clothes to wooden flooring and flowers.

The site where the town’s market once stood for 130 years, at the northern corner of the town, with its turnover of 100,000 head of livestock a year, is now home to a large Sainsbury’s Superstore. This is near to the railway station and Commercial Square, once the hub of the town when the railway was first established. Part of the revitalisation plan is to look into the possibility of having another well known supermarket so that there will be a choice and some competition within the town.

Whilst every care has been taken in compiling this publication and the statements contained herein are believed to be correct, the publishers and promoters cannot accept responsibility for any inaccuracies. Reproduction of any part of this publication in any format, without permission, is strictly forbidden. This Guide to Haywards Heath Town is written by the Town Clerk for the Council and it is hoped that it will prove useful to local residents, visitors and to those who might be contemplating moving to the Town. Thanks are expressed to the advertisers whose participation has made it possible to produce this Guide. It is hoped that you will support them, thereby helping to promote the Town. Acknowledgments to: The Town Clerk Carole M. Preston, Photographs - Carole M Preston