What kind of home is 18 Gatesmead, RH16 1SN?

18 Gatesmead, RH16 1SN is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What did 18 Gatesmead, RH16 1SN sell for?

18 Gatesmead, RH16 1SN last sold for £517,500 in September 2014, around 12 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 18 Gatesmead, RH16 1SN have?

The current EPC rating for 18 Gatesmead, RH16 1SN is D with a score of 67 out of 100, lodged in January 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 18 Gatesmead, RH16 1SN?

18 Gatesmead, RH16 1SN has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (1,442 sq ft), around 34 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 18 Gatesmead, RH16 1SN use?

The latest EPC at 18 Gatesmead, RH16 1SN records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 18 Gatesmead, RH16 1SN?

18 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 18 Gatesmead, RH16 1SN in?

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

What is crime like near 18 Gatesmead, RH16 1SN?

Police records around 18 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 18 Gatesmead, RH16 1SN?

The closest primary school to 18 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 18 Gatesmead, RH16 1SN?

The closest bus stop to 18 Gatesmead, RH16 1SN is Sunte Avenue, 440m away. The nearest rail option is Haywards Heath Rail Station, 1.1km away.

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18 Gatesmead, Haywards Heath, RH16 1SN

1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

134 m²

1442 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 67

Council tax

Band F

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 18 Gatesmead

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

18 Gatesmead is a four-bedroom detached house in Haywards Heath (RH16 1SN). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1442 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £734,000 is 41.8% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£359/sq ft) was about 16.4% below the postcode norm. 12 years since the last transfer (September 2014). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2017.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms1

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Jan 2024

EPC Rating

D67

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Gatesmead, Haywards Heath, RH16 1SN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Dec 2017
Garage ConversionFull
In report
Conversion of existing partial garage into a study, existing carport into a garage.
Documents
15 docs on file
Reference
DM/17/4273
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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.

Current estimate

£734,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2014)

£517,500

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

29 September 2014Most recent
£517,500

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 habitable rooms, 18 Gatesmead runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,862

Street avg £4,617

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Floor Area

134 m²

Street avg 137 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.5 t/year

Street avg 3.3 t/year

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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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

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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