What type of property is 17 Brainsmead Close, RH17 5EZ?

17 Brainsmead Close, RH17 5EZ is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 17 Brainsmead Close, RH17 5EZ?

17 Brainsmead Close, RH17 5EZ last sold for £349,950 in September 2009, around 17 years ago. Before that, it sold for £137,500 in June 1999, so prices have been rising over 10 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 17 Brainsmead Close, RH17 5EZ changed over time?

Across 2 sales between June 1999 and September 2009, 17 Brainsmead Close, RH17 5EZ rose from £137,500 to £349,950, a change of £212,450. That works out to roughly +9.6% per year compounded over 10 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 17 Brainsmead Close, RH17 5EZ have?

The current EPC rating for 17 Brainsmead Close, RH17 5EZ is D with a score of 55 out of 100, lodged in June 2009. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 17 Brainsmead Close, RH17 5EZ?

17 Brainsmead Close, RH17 5EZ has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (945 sq ft), around 29 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 17 Brainsmead Close, RH17 5EZ heated?

The latest EPC at 17 Brainsmead Close, RH17 5EZ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 17 Brainsmead Close, RH17 5EZ?

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

Where is 17 Brainsmead Close, RH17 5EZ located?

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

What is crime like near 17 Brainsmead Close, RH17 5EZ?

Police records around 17 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 17 Brainsmead Close, RH17 5EZ?

The closest primary school to 17 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 transport links are near 17 Brainsmead Close, RH17 5EZ?

The closest bus stop to 17 Brainsmead Close, RH17 5EZ is Brock End, 130m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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

1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

88 m²

945 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 55

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 17 Brainsmead Close

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

17 Brainsmead Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 5EZ). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 945 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2009) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The latest certificate is from June 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in September 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Across 1999–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £483,000 is 38% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£370/sq ft) was about 62% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2022.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3

Energy

Energy performance

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

17 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 16 Jun 2019

EPC Rating

D55

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

5.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Brainsmead Close, Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, RH17 5EZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Aug 2022
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Single storey extension to the rear and side of the property. (amended description 22/06)
Documents
12 docs on file
Reference
DM/22/1899
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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.

17 Brainsmead Close has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.

Current estimate

£483,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.6% per year over 10 years.

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Last sold (2009)

£349,950

Growth on file: 9.6% per year over 10 years.

Sales timeline

1 September 2009Most recent
£349,950
+154.5%over 10 years
15 June 1999
£137,500

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

17 Brainsmead Close outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,986

Street avg £3,746

On par

Floor Area

88 m²

Street avg 102 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.3 t/year

Street avg 4.6 t/year

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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

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