17 High Street, Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, RH17 5JU
About 17 High Street
17 High Street is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 5JU). It has a recorded floor area of 214 m² (around 2303 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in February 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Period features are noted in the property record.
At 214 m² the property is well over the postcode median (122 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £840,000 sits 68% above the 2013 sale of £500,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£217/sq ft) was about 28.5% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 13 years ago, in September 2013. 5 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
17 High Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system changed
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- May 2025RenovationHeritageIn report
Retrospective application for the Installation of 3no. conservation style roof windows to ground floor rear roof and 1no. conservation style roof window to rear of main roof slope.
Retrospective- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/25/0746
- May 2025RenovationFullIn report
Retrospective application for the Installation of 3no. conservation style roof windows to ground floor rear roof and 1no. conservation style roof window to rear of main roof slope.
Retrospective- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/25/0745
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 17 High Street
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
17 High Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£840,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£500,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 September 2013Most recent
£500,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH17 5JU: £580,000 (2025–2014).
Nearby sales in RH17 5JU
Heathfield House, High Street, Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, RH17 5JU
Sold Oct 2025
£600,000Beech House, High Street, Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, RH17 5JU
Sold Sept 2025
£409,000Knights, Knights House, High Street, Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, RH17 5JU
Sold Jan 2024
£580,00018 High Street, Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, RH17 5JU
Sold Dec 2014
£649,9501a Bank Buildings, High Street, Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, RH17 5JU
Sold Nov 2014
£218,000
Everything we know about 17 High Street, 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 High Street homes
17 High Street is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£2,336
Street avg £4,863
Floor Area
214 m²
Street avg 129 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.2 t/year
Street avg 6.4 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
0.0 km
Cuckfield Post Office — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Cuckfield. 4 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
47.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB