16 Blunden Drive, Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, RH17 5HU
About 16 Blunden Drive
16 Blunden Drive is a detached house in Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 5HU). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since March 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £528,000 sits 322.4% above the 1997 sale of £125,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£109/sq ft) was about 47.7% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 107 m² it's 23% larger than the typical home in the postcode (87 m² median across 13 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Feb 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Jul 2011RenovationAmendmentIn report
Proposal to replace the previously approved patio doors to the dining room with a 3 sashed window to match the existing windows and to add glazed door in side return wall to the dining room.
- Agent
- R B Design
New Windows- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/03842/NONMAT
- May 2011DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Lean-to extension to side and part rear to extend accommodation at ground floor and into roof space at first floor level. Demolition of existing garage and formation of additional parking space.
- Agent
- R B Design
Extension- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/00972/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 16 Blunden Drive
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
16 Blunden Drive's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£528,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£125,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 March 1997Most recent
£125,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH17 5HU: £490,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in RH17 5HU
14 Blunden Drive, Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, RH17 5HU
Sold Aug 2025
£490,00012 Blunden Drive, Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, RH17 5HU
Sold Aug 2025
£450,00015 Blunden Drive, Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, RH17 5HU
Sold Aug 2024
£522,5005 Blunden Drive, Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, RH17 5HU
Sold Jun 2021
£510,0001 Blunden Drive, Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, RH17 5HU
Sold Jan 2020
£485,000
Everything we know about 16 Blunden Drive, 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 Blunden Drive homes
On price per m², 16 Blunden Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,168
Street avg £3,991
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 3.8 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
Longacre Crescent — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 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
45.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB