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5 Blunden Drive, Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, RH17 5HU

Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
87 m²
936 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 66
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 5 Blunden Drive

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

5 Blunden Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 5HU). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.

Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£545/sq ft) was about 165.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2021 for £510,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenWest-facing
  • GarageDetached

Building

  • Underfloor heatingYes
Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D66
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Blunden Drive, Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, RH17 5HU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Blunden Drive 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.

Price for 5 Blunden Drive has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.

Current estimate

£532,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£510,000

Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 20 June 2021Most recent

    £510,000

    +372.2%over 24 years

  2. 15 November 1996

    £108,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RH17 5HU: £490,000 (2025–2018).

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On the street

Versus other Blunden Drive homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 5 Blunden Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£5,862

Street avg £3,630

Strongly above

Floor Area

87 m²

Street avg 100 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.2 t/year

Street avg 3.9 t/year

Above
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£568k

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1 Belle Vue, Broad Street, Cuckfield

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£711k

1 Burrell Cottages, Whitemans Green, Cuckfield

RH17 5DB

3 bed
£537k

1 Braynesmead Cottages, Whitemans Green, Cuckfield

RH17 5BX

2 bed1 bath
£566k

1 Brick Lane, Cuckfield

RH17 5GN

4 bed
£573k

1 Callender Walk, Cuckfield

RH17 5HW

4 bed2 bath
£444k

1 Ashburnham Drive, Cuckfield

RH17 5AQ

2 bed2 bath
£670k

1 Castle Cottages, Hickstead Lane, Hickstead

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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

0.2 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RH17 5HU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RH17 5HU

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RH17 5HU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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