What type of property is The Ricks, 1, London Road, RH17 6HS?

The Ricks, 1, London Road, RH17 6HS is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did The Ricks, 1, London Road, RH17 6HS sell for?

The Ricks, 1, London Road, RH17 6HS last sold for £775,000 in January 2021, around 5 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does The Ricks, 1, London Road, RH17 6HS have?

The current EPC rating for The Ricks, 1, London Road, RH17 6HS is D with a score of 68 out of 100, lodged in September 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of The Ricks, 1, London Road, RH17 6HS?

The Ricks, 1, London Road, RH17 6HS has a recorded floor area of 164 m² (1,765 sq ft), around 41 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is The Ricks, 1, London Road, RH17 6HS heated?

The latest EPC at The Ricks, 1, London Road, RH17 6HS records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is The Ricks, 1, London Road, RH17 6HS?

The Ricks, 1, London Road, RH17 6HS is in council tax band F. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Where is The Ricks, 1, London Road, RH17 6HS located?

The Ricks, 1, London Road, RH17 6HS sits in Balcombe, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath. It falls within the RH17 postcode district in West Sussex.

How safe is the area around The Ricks, 1, London Road, RH17 6HS?

Police records around The Ricks, 1, London Road, RH17 6HS 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 Ricks, 1, London Road, RH17 6HS?

The closest primary school to The Ricks, 1, London Road, RH17 6HS is Balcombe Cofe Primary School (136m).

How well connected is The Ricks, 1, London Road, RH17 6HS?

The closest bus stop to The Ricks, 1, London Road, RH17 6HS is Bramble Hill, 139m away. The nearest rail option is Balcombe Rail Station, 474m away.

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The Ricks, 1, London Road, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6HS

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

164 m²

1765 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 68

Council tax

Band F

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About The Ricks

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

The Ricks is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Balcombe, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 6HS). It has a recorded floor area of 164 m² (around 1765 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a balcony.

Today's modelled estimate of £882,000 is 13.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£439/sq ft) was about 61.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £775,000 in January 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

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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
Bathrooms3
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageDouble
BalconyYes

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

D68

Main Heating

Electric & Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

5.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Ricks, 1, London Road, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, RH17 6HS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

The Ricks has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

6applications of note in the surrounding area

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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 latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£882,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£775,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

20 January 2021Most recent
£775,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RH17 6HS: £970,000 (2024–2020).

Nearby sales in RH17 6HS

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On the street

Versus other London Road homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

The Ricks outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,726

Street avg £4,324

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Floor Area

164 m²

Street avg 181 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.5 t/year

Street avg 7.2 t/year

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Comparables

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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

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Bramble Hill — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Balcombe Cofe Primary School. 1 school nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RH17 6HS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for RH17 6HS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.0dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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