What type of property is 13 Brainsmead Close, RH17 5EZ?

13 Brainsmead Close, RH17 5EZ is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 13 Brainsmead Close, RH17 5EZ sell for?

13 Brainsmead Close, RH17 5EZ last sold for £225,000 in August 2015, around 11 years ago. Land Registry has 5 sales on record going back to £68,000 in May 1998. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 13 Brainsmead Close, RH17 5EZ appreciated in value?

Across 5 sales between May 1998 and August 2015, 13 Brainsmead Close, RH17 5EZ rose from £68,000 to £225,000, a change of £157,000. That works out to roughly +7.2% per year compounded over 17 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 13 Brainsmead Close, RH17 5EZ?

The current EPC rating for 13 Brainsmead Close, RH17 5EZ is C with a score of 69 out of 100, lodged in April 2012. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 13 Brainsmead Close, RH17 5EZ?

13 Brainsmead Close, RH17 5EZ has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (689 sq ft), around 32 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 24% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in RH17 5EZ. Source: EPC Register.

How is 13 Brainsmead Close, RH17 5EZ heated?

The latest EPC at 13 Brainsmead Close, RH17 5EZ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 13 Brainsmead Close, RH17 5EZ?

13 Brainsmead Close, RH17 5EZ is in council tax band D.

Where is 13 Brainsmead Close, RH17 5EZ located?

13 Brainsmead Close, RH17 5EZ sits in Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath. It falls within the RH17 postcode district in West Sussex.

How safe is the area around 13 Brainsmead Close, RH17 5EZ?

Police records around 13 Brainsmead Close, RH17 5EZ 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.

Which schools serve 13 Brainsmead Close, RH17 5EZ?

The closest primary school to 13 Brainsmead Close, RH17 5EZ is Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Cuckfield (667m), one of 2 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Warden Park Secondary Academy (1.2km).

What is the nearest station to 13 Brainsmead Close, RH17 5EZ?

The closest bus stop to 13 Brainsmead Close, RH17 5EZ is Brock End, 130m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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13 Brainsmead Close, Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, RH17 5EZ

5 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Floor 1st

Bedrooms

Floor area

64 m²

689 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 69

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 13 Brainsmead Close

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

13 Brainsmead Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 5EZ). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. At 64 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 17 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 58–128 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (April 2012) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The latest certificate is from April 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

On the market in August 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1998–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £285,000 is 26.7% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£327/sq ft) was about 30.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 64 m² it's 25.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (86 m² median across 16 EPCs).

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Risks

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Sold prices

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Trends

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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

Bedrooms2
FireplaceYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

Building

Heating systemGas

Energy

Energy performance

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

13 Brainsmead Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Apr 2022

EPC Rating

C69

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

1.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 13 Brainsmead Close, Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, RH17 5EZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

13 Brainsmead Close 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.

13 Brainsmead Close has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.

Current estimate

£285,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 17 years.

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Last sold (2015)

£225,000

Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

5 August 2015Most recent
£225,000
+21.6%over 2 years
9 January 2013
£185,000
+32.2%over 10 years
1 August 2002
£139,950
+55.3%over 3 years
3 June 1999
£90,100
+32.5%over 1 year
21 May 1998
£68,000

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

Nearby sales in RH17 5EZ

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On the street

Versus other Brainsmead Close homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

13 Brainsmead Close outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

69 (C)

Street avg 70 (C)

Below

Floor Area

64 m²

Street avg 66 m²

Below

CO₂ Emissions

1.9 t/year

Street avg 2.3 t/year

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

Comparables

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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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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· 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

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