What kind of home is 12 Gatesmead, RH16 1SN?

12 Gatesmead, RH16 1SN is a 4-bedroom detached house, which has been extended.

What did 12 Gatesmead, RH16 1SN sell for?

12 Gatesmead, RH16 1SN last sold for £820,000 in May 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £300,000 in June 2000, so prices have been rising over 22 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 12 Gatesmead, RH16 1SN?

Across 2 sales between June 2000 and May 2022, 12 Gatesmead, RH16 1SN rose from £300,000 to £820,000, a change of £520,000. That works out to roughly +4.7% per year compounded over 22 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 12 Gatesmead, RH16 1SN have?

The current EPC rating for 12 Gatesmead, RH16 1SN is D with a score of 68 out of 100, lodged in December 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 12 Gatesmead, RH16 1SN?

12 Gatesmead, RH16 1SN has a recorded floor area of 161 m² (1,733 sq ft), around 40 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 17% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in RH16 1SN. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 12 Gatesmead, RH16 1SN use?

The latest EPC at 12 Gatesmead, RH16 1SN records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 12 Gatesmead, RH16 1SN?

12 Gatesmead, RH16 1SN is in council tax band F. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Which area is 12 Gatesmead, RH16 1SN in?

12 Gatesmead, RH16 1SN sits in Haywards Heath. It falls within the RH16 postcode district in West Sussex.

Is 12 Gatesmead, RH16 1SN in a safe area?

Police records around 12 Gatesmead, RH16 1SN show an average of 8 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 50% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 12 Gatesmead, RH16 1SN?

The closest primary school to 12 Gatesmead, RH16 1SN is Harlands Primary School (945m), one of 8 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Oathall Community College (1.1km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 12 Gatesmead, RH16 1SN?

The closest bus stop to 12 Gatesmead, RH16 1SN is Sunte Avenue, 440m away. The nearest rail option is Haywards Heath Rail Station, 1.1km away.

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12 Gatesmead, Haywards Heath, RH16 1SN

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

161 m²

1733 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 68

Council tax

Band F

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 12 Gatesmead

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

12 Gatesmead is a four-bedroom detached house in Haywards Heath (RH16 1SN). It has a recorded floor area of 161 m² (around 1733 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (December 2021) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 161 m² it's 16.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (138 m² median across 48 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 2000–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Last sale on file: £820,000 in May 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
StudyYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

Building

Central heatingYes
Previously extendedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

D68

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Gatesmead, Haywards Heath, RH16 1SN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

12 Gatesmead has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

3applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2000.

Current estimate

£891,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 22 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£820,000

Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

25 May 2022Most recent
£820,000
+173.3%over 21 years
20 June 2000
£300,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RH16 1SN: £825,000 (2024–2022).

Nearby sales in RH16 1SN

On the street

Versus other Gatesmead homes

Four headline reads against 44 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On co₂ emissions, 12 Gatesmead runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£5,093

Street avg £4,574

Strongly above

Floor Area

161 m²

Street avg 136 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.4 t/year

Street avg 3.3 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Haywards Heath district page.

Full Haywards Heath report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

8/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.4 km

Sunte Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.9 km

Harlands Primary School. 10 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RH16 1SN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for RH16 1SN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.5dB

Low

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