What type of property is 17 Appledore Gardens, RH16 2ES?

17 Appledore Gardens, RH16 2ES is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What did 17 Appledore Gardens, RH16 2ES sell for?

17 Appledore Gardens, RH16 2ES last sold for £650,000 in December 2020, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £325,000 in May 2013, so prices have been rising over 8 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 17 Appledore Gardens, RH16 2ES appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between May 2013 and December 2020, 17 Appledore Gardens, RH16 2ES rose from £325,000 to £650,000, a change of £325,000. That works out to roughly +9.6% per year compounded over 8 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 17 Appledore Gardens, RH16 2ES have?

The current EPC rating for 17 Appledore Gardens, RH16 2ES is D with a score of 56 out of 100, lodged in February 2013. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 17 Appledore Gardens, RH16 2ES?

17 Appledore Gardens, RH16 2ES has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (1,227 sq ft), around 29 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 20% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in RH16 2ES. Source: EPC Register.

How is 17 Appledore Gardens, RH16 2ES heated?

The latest EPC at 17 Appledore Gardens, RH16 2ES records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 17 Appledore Gardens, RH16 2ES?

17 Appledore Gardens, RH16 2ES is in council tax band D.

Where is 17 Appledore Gardens, RH16 2ES located?

17 Appledore Gardens, RH16 2ES sits in Lindfield, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath. It falls within the RH16 postcode district in West Sussex.

Is 17 Appledore Gardens, RH16 2ES in a safe area?

Police records around 17 Appledore Gardens, RH16 2ES 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.

Which schools serve 17 Appledore Gardens, RH16 2ES?

The closest primary school to 17 Appledore Gardens, RH16 2ES is Blackthorns Community Primary Academy (223m), one of 9 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Oathall Community College (295m).

What is the nearest station to 17 Appledore Gardens, RH16 2ES?

The closest bus stop to 17 Appledore Gardens, RH16 2ES is Appledore Gardens, 231m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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17 Appledore Gardens, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 2ES

2 planning records

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

114 m²

1227 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 56

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 17 Appledore Gardens

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

17 Appledore Gardens is a four-bedroom detached house in Lindfield, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH16 2ES). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2013) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). The latest certificate is from February 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 114 m² it's 19.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (96 m² median across 6 EPCs). Across 2013–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£530/sq ft) was about 26% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Most recent transfer: December 2020 at £650,000.

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
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenSouth-facing
GarageYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

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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.

17 Appledore Gardens's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Feb 2023

EPC Rating

D56

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Appledore Gardens, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, RH16 2ES, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Aug 2025
OutbuildingOutline
In report
Construction of a freestanding, single-storey garden outbuilding for incidental residential use (home office and gym).
Documents
8 docs on file
Reference
DM/25/1617
View planning record
Jun 2015
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear side kitchen extension and first floor extension over existing ground floor
Documents
10 docs on file
Reference
DM/15/1649
View planning record

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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.

17 Appledore Gardens has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2013.

Current estimate

£671,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.6% per year over 8 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£650,000

Growth on file: 9.6% per year over 8 years.

Sales timeline

11 December 2020Most recent
£650,000
+100.0%over 7 years
27 May 2013
£325,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RH16 2ES: £485,000 (2024–2016).

Nearby sales in RH16 2ES

On the street

Versus other Appledore Gardens homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 17 Appledore Gardens stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£5,702

Street avg £4,172

Strongly above

Floor Area

114 m²

Street avg 97 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

5.6 t/year

Street avg 4.8 t/year

Below

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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

0.2 km

Appledore Gardens — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Blackthorns Community Primary Academy. 10 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RH16 2ES from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for RH16 2ES

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.6dB

Low

55 dB

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65 dB

70 dB

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