What type of property is The Post House, High Street, RH17 5JU?

The Post House, High Street, RH17 5JU is an end-of-terrace house.

What is the EPC rating for The Post House, High Street, RH17 5JU?

The current EPC rating for The Post House, High Street, RH17 5JU is D with a score of 63 out of 100, lodged in April 2024. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of The Post House, High Street, RH17 5JU?

The Post House, High Street, RH17 5JU has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (1,528 sq ft). That makes it about 15% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in RH17 5JU. Source: EPC Register.

How is The Post House, High Street, RH17 5JU heated?

The latest EPC at The Post House, High Street, RH17 5JU records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is The Post House, High Street, RH17 5JU?

The Post House, High Street, RH17 5JU is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is The Post House, High Street, RH17 5JU located?

The Post House, High Street, RH17 5JU sits in Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath. It falls within the RH17 postcode district in West Sussex.

What is crime like near The Post House, High Street, RH17 5JU?

Police records around The Post House, High Street, RH17 5JU 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 The Post House, High Street, RH17 5JU?

The closest primary school to The Post House, High Street, RH17 5JU is Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Cuckfield (571m), one of 3 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Warden Park Secondary Academy (688m).

What transport links are near The Post House, High Street, RH17 5JU?

The closest bus stop to The Post House, High Street, RH17 5JU is Cuckfield Post Office, 31m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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The Post House, High Street, Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, RH17 5JU

1 planning record

Property type

End terrace

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

142 m²

1528 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 63

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About The Post House

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

The Post House is an end-of-terrace house in Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 5JU). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1528 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.

At 142 m² it's 16.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (122 m² median across 8 EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2017.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

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

D63

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.9 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Post House, High Street, Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, RH17 5JU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Sept 2017
RenovationFull
In report
Proposed removal of existing timber and polycarbonate car port roof and associated timber fascia. Replacement of existing painted timber gates with PPC steel palisade gates.
Documents
16 docs on file
Reference
DM/17/2904
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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.

The Post House has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£496,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

Median price across the last 5 sales in RH17 5JU: £580,000 (2025–2014).

Nearby sales in RH17 5JU

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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.

Habitable Rooms for The Post House lags the street by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

63 (D)

Street avg 58 (D)

Above

Floor Area

142 m²

Street avg 147 m²

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.9 t/year

Street avg 7.2 t/year

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

Comparables

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

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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

0.0 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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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· 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

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