Dragons Lye, Tollgate Lane, Whitemans Green, Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, RH17 5DJ
About Dragons Lye
Dragons Lye is a detached house in Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 5DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 189 m² (around 2034 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (July 2015) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). The latest certificate is from July 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 189 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Sold August 2021 for £975,000. Across the public record there are 4 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. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£479/sq ft) was about 106.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Dragons Lye ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Jul 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
Dragons Lye has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.
- Jan 2012ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Single storey extensions to side and rear of house
- Agent
- Keith Jones Associates
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/03674/FUL
- Sept 2005Tree WorksTreesIn report
Ash 1, lift canopy to approximately 4-5 metres above ground and thin by 15 - 20%. Ash 2, fell.
- Reference
- 05/01757/TCA
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Dragons Lye
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 Dragons Lye was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,047,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 23 years.
£975,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
15 August 2021Most recent
£975,000
+27.0%over 5 years4 March 2016
£768,000
+74.5%over 12 years28 November 2003
£440,000
+83.3%over 4 years8 January 1999
£240,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH17 5DJ: £535,000 (2022–2018).
Nearby sales in RH17 5DJ
4 Ivy Cottages, Tollgate Lane, Whitemans Green, Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, RH17 5DJ
Sold Apr 2022
£565,000The Poppies, Tollgate Lane, Whitemans Green, Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, RH17 5DJ
Sold Dec 2021
£520,8301 Ivy Cottages, Tollgate Lane, Whitemans Green, Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, RH17 5DJ
Sold Aug 2021
£535,0002 Ivy Cottages, Tollgate Lane, Whitemans Green, Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, RH17 5DJ
Sold Dec 2020
£555,000Wayside, Tollgate Lane, Whitemans Green, Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, RH17 5DJ
Sold Nov 2012
£355,000
Everything we know about Dragons Lye, 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 Tollgate Lane homes
On epc rating, Dragons Lye stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,159
Street avg £5,253
Floor Area
189 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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
45.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB