What kind of home is Durnford House, Whitemans Green, RH17 5BX?

Durnford House, Whitemans Green, RH17 5BX is a 4-bedroom detached house.

When did Durnford House, Whitemans Green, RH17 5BX last change hands?

Durnford House, Whitemans Green, RH17 5BX last sold for £905,000 in November 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £157,000 in January 1997. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of Durnford House, Whitemans Green, RH17 5BX changed over time?

Across 4 sales between January 1997 and November 2022, Durnford House, Whitemans Green, RH17 5BX rose from £157,000 to £905,000, a change of £748,000. That works out to roughly +7% per year compounded over 26 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is Durnford House, Whitemans Green, RH17 5BX?

The current EPC rating for Durnford House, Whitemans Green, RH17 5BX is E with a score of 46 out of 100, lodged in April 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Durnford House, Whitemans Green, RH17 5BX?

Durnford House, Whitemans Green, RH17 5BX has a recorded floor area of 150 m² (1,615 sq ft), around 38 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 27% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in RH17 5BX. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Durnford House, Whitemans Green, RH17 5BX use?

The latest EPC at Durnford House, Whitemans Green, RH17 5BX records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for Durnford House, Whitemans Green, RH17 5BX?

Durnford House, Whitemans Green, RH17 5BX 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 Durnford House, Whitemans Green, RH17 5BX in?

Durnford House, Whitemans Green, RH17 5BX sits in Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath. It falls within the RH17 postcode district in West Sussex.

How safe is the area around Durnford House, Whitemans Green, RH17 5BX?

Police records around Durnford House, Whitemans Green, RH17 5BX 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.

What schools are near Durnford House, Whitemans Green, RH17 5BX?

The closest primary school to Durnford House, Whitemans Green, RH17 5BX is Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Cuckfield (693m), one of 2 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Warden Park Secondary Academy (1.2km).

What is the nearest station to Durnford House, Whitemans Green, RH17 5BX?

The closest bus stop to Durnford House, Whitemans Green, RH17 5BX is Brock End, 47m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Durnford House, Whitemans Green, Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, RH17 5BX

4 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

150 m²

1615 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 46

Council tax

Band F

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Durnford House

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

Durnford House is a four-bedroom detached house in Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 5BX). It has a recorded floor area of 150 m² (around 1615 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings.

At 150 m² it's 27.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (118 m² median across 8 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£561/sq ft) was about 65.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £905,000 in November 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Risks

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Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes
StudyYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
DrivewayYes
OutbuildingsYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

Durnford House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

E46

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

11.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Durnford House, Whitemans Green, Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, RH17 5BX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Durnford House 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.

Latest sale on Durnford House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£918,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£905,000

Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

4 November 2022Most recent
£905,000
+102.9%over 13 years
2 April 2009
£446,000
+31.2%over 6 years
28 February 2003
£340,000
+116.6%over 6 years
28 January 1997
£157,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RH17 5BX: £629,000 (2024–2017).

Nearby sales in RH17 5BX

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On the street

Versus other Whitemans Green homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Durnford House outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£6,033

Street avg £4,347

Strongly above

Floor Area

150 m²

Street avg 110 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

11.0 t/year

Street avg 5.1 t/year

Strongly below

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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

0.0 km

Brock End — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

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

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for RH17 5BX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.0dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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