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18 High Street, Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, RH17 5JU

3 sales on record6 planning records
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
176 m²
1893 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 31
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 18 High Street

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

18 High Street is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 5JU). It has a recorded floor area of 176 m² (around 1893 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2010) shows an F (score 31), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 45). The latest certificate is from July 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 176 m² the property is well over the postcode median (122 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1998–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 21.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £721,000 is 10.9% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£343/sq ft) was about 15.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in December 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years. 6 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.

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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

  • Bedrooms4
Energy

Energy performance

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

18 High Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Jul 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F31
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
13.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 High Street, Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, RH17 5JU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Mar 2016
    Change of UseHeritage
    In report

    Change of use, in shop, from A1/A2 (mixed retail and Beauty Treatment) to A1 (retail only) with erection of a partition to create a workroom/office. Change of use, in residence, from A1 retail to C3 residential (sitting room).

    Documents
    12 docs on file
    Reference
    DM/16/0343
    View planning record
  2. Mar 2016
    Change of UseFull
    In report

    Change of use, in shop, from A1/A2 (mixed retail and Beauty Treatment) to A1 (retail only) with erection of a partition to create a workroom/office. Change of use, in residence, from A1 retail to C3 residential (sitting room).

    Documents
    17 docs on file
    Reference
    DM/16/0240
    View planning record
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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.

Latest sale on 18 High Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£721,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 21.9% per year over 16 years.

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Last sold (2014)

£649,950

Growth on file: 21.9% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 5 December 2014Most recent

    £649,950

    +30.0%over 10 years
  2. 4 April 2004

    £500,000

    +1900.0%over 5 years
  3. 17 June 1998

    £25,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RH17 5JU: £409,000 (2025–2014).

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On the street

Versus other High Street homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

18 High Street is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£3,696

Street avg £4,410

Below

Floor Area

176 m²

Street avg 138 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

13.0 t/year

Street avg 5.5 t/year

Strongly below
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.

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.

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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 5JU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for RH17 5JU

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for RH17 5JU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.7dB

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 18 High Street, Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, RH17 5JU. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.