5 Smugglers End, Windmill Platt, Handcross, Haywards Heath, RH17 6BQ
About 5 Smugglers End
5 Smugglers End is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Handcross, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 6BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (around 1518 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2017) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a corner plot and a cul-de-sac position.
At 141 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: September 2018 at £485,000. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1997–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £553,000 is 14% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£320/sq ft) was about 22.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 4 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Corner plotYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Smugglers End has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- May 2025Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1-T3 - x3 Silver Birch - crown reduction of 1.5 to 2 metres.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/25/1124
- Dec 2019Tree WorksTreesIn report
3 x Silver Birches - Lift crowns by 2m, thin by 10% and reduce and reshape by 5-7m
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/19/4290
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
5 Smugglers End has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£553,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 21 years.
£485,000
Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
19 September 2018Most recent
£485,000
+94.0%over 13 years12 May 2005
£250,000
+23.2%over 2 years1 August 2002
£203,000
+22.3%over 1 year31 October 2000
£166,000
+10.3%over 7 months2 April 2000
£150,500
+30.9%over 2 years28 August 1997
£114,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in RH17 6BQ: £360,000 (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
£350,00010 Smugglers End, Windmill Platt, Handcross, Haywards Heath, RH17 6BQ
Sold May 2016
£360,0009 Smugglers End, Windmill Platt, Handcross, Haywards Heath, RH17 6BQ
Sold Mar 2016
£325,000
Everything we know about 5 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
5 Smugglers End outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,440
Street avg £3,900
Floor Area
141 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 2.8 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