1 Smugglers End, Windmill Platt, Handcross, Haywards Heath, RH17 6BQ
About 1 Smugglers End
1 Smugglers End is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Handcross, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 6BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 981 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (February 2009) shows a C (score 72). The latest certificate is from February 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 91 m² it's 21.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (75 m² median across 9 EPCs). Across 1997–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £412,000 is 44.6% above the 2012 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£291/sq ft) was about 40% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in March 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingAllocated
Building
- Underfloor heatingYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
1 Smugglers End's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Feb 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side extension at 1 Smugglers End.
- Dec 2014ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey side extension
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/04022/HOUS
- Jan 2010Tree WorksTreesIn report
Fell Sycamore in Group G1
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 09/03696/TREE
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1 Smugglers End
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
1 Smugglers End has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
£412,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 15 years.
£285,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
23 March 2012Most recent
£285,000
+147.9%over 14 years25 August 1997
£114,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH17 6BQ: £435,000 (2025–2016).
Nearby sales in RH17 6BQ
11 Smugglers End, Windmill Platt, Handcross, Haywards Heath, RH17 6BQ
Sold Oct 2025
£540,0008 Smugglers End, Windmill Platt, Handcross, Haywards Heath, RH17 6BQ
Sold Mar 2025
£435,0004 Smugglers End, Windmill Platt, Handcross, Haywards Heath, RH17 6BQ
Sold Apr 2020
£350,0005 Smugglers End, Windmill Platt, Handcross, Haywards Heath, RH17 6BQ
Sold Sept 2018
£485,00010 Smugglers End, Windmill Platt, Handcross, Haywards Heath, RH17 6BQ
Sold May 2016
£360,000
Everything we know about 1 Smugglers End, 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 Smugglers End homes
Price per m² for 1 Smugglers End lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,127
Street avg £3,935
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
The Red Lion — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Handcross Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.9dB