What type of property is 8 The Brambles, RH17 5BF?

8 The Brambles, RH17 5BF is a detached house.

What was the last sold price for 8 The Brambles, RH17 5BF?

8 The Brambles, RH17 5BF last sold for £457,000 in March 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 5 sales on record going back to £91,000 in September 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 8 The Brambles, RH17 5BF?

Across 5 sales between September 1996 and March 2021, 8 The Brambles, RH17 5BF rose from £91,000 to £457,000, a change of £366,000. That works out to roughly +6.8% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 8 The Brambles, RH17 5BF have?

The current EPC rating for 8 The Brambles, RH17 5BF is D with a score of 66 out of 100, lodged in August 2015. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 8 The Brambles, RH17 5BF?

8 The Brambles, RH17 5BF has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (861 sq ft). That makes it about 11% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in RH17 5BF. Source: EPC Register.

How is 8 The Brambles, RH17 5BF heated?

The latest EPC at 8 The Brambles, RH17 5BF records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 8 The Brambles, RH17 5BF?

8 The Brambles, RH17 5BF is in council tax band E.

Where is 8 The Brambles, RH17 5BF located?

8 The Brambles, RH17 5BF sits in Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath. It falls within the RH17 postcode district in West Sussex.

What is crime like near 8 The Brambles, RH17 5BF?

Police records around 8 The Brambles, RH17 5BF show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 4 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 43% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 8 The Brambles, RH17 5BF?

The closest primary school to 8 The Brambles, RH17 5BF is Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Cuckfield (277m), one of 5 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Warden Park Secondary Academy (392m), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 8 The Brambles, RH17 5BF?

The closest bus stop to 8 The Brambles, RH17 5BF is The Wheatsheaf, 176m away. The nearest rail option is Haywards Heath Rail Station, 1.9km away.

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8 The Brambles, Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, RH17 5BF

5 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

80 m²

861 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 66

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 8 The Brambles

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

8 The Brambles is a detached house in Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 5BF). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2015) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £457,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£531/sq ft) was about 166.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Risks

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Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

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 06 Aug 2025

EPC Rating

D66

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 The Brambles, Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, RH17 5BF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 The Brambles has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

12applications 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.

8 The Brambles has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£493,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£457,000

Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

30 March 2021Most recent
£457,000
+4977.8%over 3 years
26 February 2018
£9,000
-97.7%over 2 years
4 February 2016
£388,500
+204.7%over 17 years
30 July 1998
£127,500
+40.1%over 1 year
26 September 1996
£91,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RH17 5BF: £512,000 (2023–2019).

Nearby sales in RH17 5BF

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On the street

Versus other The Brambles homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On co₂ emissions, 8 The Brambles stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£5,713

Street avg £4,059

Strongly above

Floor Area

80 m²

Street avg 99 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.2 t/year

Street avg 3.9 t/year

Strongly above

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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

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

The Wheatsheaf — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Cuckfield. 7 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RH17 5BF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for RH17 5BF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.6dB

Low

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