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1 Briar Cottages, Brainsmead Close, Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, RH17 5EZ

Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
127 m²
1367 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 40
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Briar Cottages

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

1 Briar Cottages is a semi-detached house in Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 5EZ). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since December 2003, a hold of 22 years that's notably long for the area. At 127 m² the property is well over the postcode median (83 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £572,000 sits 111.9% above the 2003 sale of £270,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£198/sq ft) was about 20.5% below the postcode norm.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

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.

1 Briar Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Jan 2026

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E40
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
10.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Briar Cottages, Brainsmead Close, Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, RH17 5EZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Briar Cottages 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.

1 Briar Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£572,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2003)

£270,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 8 December 2003Most recent

    £270,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RH17 5EZ: £475,000 (2020–2016).

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On the street

Versus other Brainsmead Close homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 1 Briar Cottages runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,126

Street avg £4,011

Strongly below

Floor Area

127 m²

Street avg 98 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

10.0 t/year

Street avg 4.2 t/year

Strongly below
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£573k

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£568k

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3 bed
£566k

1 Brick Lane, Cuckfield

RH17 5GN

4 bed
£587k

1 Belle Vue, Broad Street, Cuckfield

RH17 5DS

3 bed
£537k

1 Braynesmead Cottages, Whitemans Green, Cuckfield

RH17 5BX

2 bed1 bath
£624k

1 Burrell Green, Cuckfield

RH17 5HT

£512k

1 Beaconhall Cottages, Slough Green Lane, Warninglid

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£512k

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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

0.1 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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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 5EZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RH17 5EZ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RH17 5EZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.9dB

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 1 Briar Cottages, Brainsmead Close, Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, RH17 5EZ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.