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18 Manor Drive, Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, RH17 5BT

Swimming pool3 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
216 m²
2325 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 76
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 18 Manor Drive

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

18 Manor Drive is a five-bedroom detached house in Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 5BT). It has a recorded floor area of 216 m² (around 2325 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band G. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in December 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).

Held since May 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £1,118,000 sits 63.2% above the 2010 sale of £685,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£295/sq ft) was about 33.8% below the postcode norm. At 216 m² it's 26.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (171 m² median across 11 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

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

  • Bedrooms5
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • GarageYes
  • Swimming poolYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
May 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C76
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

May 2025from Dec 2009
EPC improved fromD65toC76
Heating Controls
Prog + StatFull Control

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Floor Insulation
UninsulatedInsulated

Floor insulation added or improved

Low Energy Lighting
0%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Manor Drive, Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, RH17 5BT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 Manor Drive has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.

  1. Jul 2022
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Side of property

    Proposed first floor side extension. (Revised application form received 29th April 2022 revising the finish of the walls from tile hung to cement cladding.) (Revised plans and application form revising the finishing of the walls recieved 23.06.2022)

    Documents
    13 docs on file
    Reference
    DM/22/1292
    View planning record
  2. Jul 2015
    ExtensionOutline
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Single storey rear extension, addition of window to side elevation and internal alterations..

    New Windows
    Documents
    11 docs on file
    Reference
    DM/15/2386
    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.

18 Manor Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£1,118,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2010)

£685,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 13 May 2010Most recent

    £685,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RH17 5BT: £1,175,000 (2023–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Manor Drive homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 18 Manor Drive lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,171

Street avg £8,169

Strongly below

Floor Area

216 m²

Street avg 174 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.1 t/year

Street avg 7.1 t/year

Strongly above
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.

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

0.1 km

Brock End — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Cuckfield. 3 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RH17 5BT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.2dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 18 Manor Drive, Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, RH17 5BT. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.