Stroods, Whitemans Green, Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, RH17 5DA
About Stroods
Stroods is a four-bedroom detached house in Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 5DA). It has a recorded floor area of 159 m² (around 1711 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (December 2021) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 97), a 4-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 159 m² the property is well over the postcode median (62 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 84% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£555/sq ft) was about 87.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Last sale on file: £950,000 in June 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageDouble
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Heating systemGas
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Stroods's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Feb 2023DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Demolition of existing garage and extension. Erection of a single storey side extension with 2 glazed links connecting the extension to the original cottage. Erection of a lightwell featuring the existing chimney stack, a pool, a garden shed. and a stone paved area and decking to rear. Replacement of all windows to timber windows and roof to receive new finish with clay tiles .
Extension- Documents
- 27 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/23/0009
- Nov 2022Tree WorksTreesIn report
Conifer - reduce crown by 1-3 meters and fell Cedar in middle of garden.
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/22/2673
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Stroods
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Stroods was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£973,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£950,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 June 2022Most recent
£950,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH17 5DA: £572,500 (2024–2016).
Nearby sales in RH17 5DA
3 Whitemans Green Cottages, Whitemans Green, Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, RH17 5DA
Sold Oct 2024
£572,500Old Cottage, Whitemans Green, Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, RH17 5DA
Sold Mar 2021
£775,000Little Stroods, Whitemans Green, Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, RH17 5DA
Sold Dec 2020
£590,0001 Lambs Cottages, Whitemans Green, Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, RH17 5DA
Sold Jul 2015
£150,0001 Beaconsfield Villas, Whitemans Green, Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, RH17 5DA
Sold Oct 2010
£363,000
Everything we know about Stroods, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Whitemans Green homes
Price per m² for Stroods runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,975
Street avg £4,152
Floor Area
159 m²
Street avg 133 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.8 t/year
Street avg 6.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
Brock End — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 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.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.8dB