What kind of home is 53 Downsview Drive, RH17 7RN?

53 Downsview Drive, RH17 7RN is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 53 Downsview Drive, RH17 7RN?

53 Downsview Drive, RH17 7RN last sold for £435,000 in June 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £120,000 in March 1999, so prices have been rising over 22 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 53 Downsview Drive, RH17 7RN?

Across 2 sales between March 1999 and June 2021, 53 Downsview Drive, RH17 7RN rose from £120,000 to £435,000, a change of £315,000. That works out to roughly +5.9% per year compounded over 22 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 53 Downsview Drive, RH17 7RN?

The current EPC rating for 53 Downsview Drive, RH17 7RN is E with a score of 51 out of 100, lodged in March 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 53 Downsview Drive, RH17 7RN?

53 Downsview Drive, RH17 7RN has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (872 sq ft), around 27 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 13% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in RH17 7RN. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 53 Downsview Drive, RH17 7RN use?

The latest EPC at 53 Downsview Drive, RH17 7RN records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 53 Downsview Drive, RH17 7RN have?

The most recent planning decision at 53 Downsview Drive, RH17 7RN was a refusal for single-storey rear extension (ref. LW/22/0010) in February 2022. Earlier filings include 1 approved application on the same address. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 53 Downsview Drive, RH17 7RN?

53 Downsview Drive, RH17 7RN is in council tax band E.

Which area is 53 Downsview Drive, RH17 7RN in?

53 Downsview Drive, RH17 7RN sits in Wivelsfield Green, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath. It falls within the RH17 postcode district in East Sussex.

What is crime like near 53 Downsview Drive, RH17 7RN?

Police records around 53 Downsview Drive, RH17 7RN 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.

What schools are near 53 Downsview Drive, RH17 7RN?

The closest primary school to 53 Downsview Drive, RH17 7RN is Wivelsfield Primary School (237m).

What transport links are near 53 Downsview Drive, RH17 7RN?

The closest bus stop to 53 Downsview Drive, RH17 7RN is Downsview Drive, 160m away. In total there are 26 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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53 Downsview Drive, Wivelsfield Green, Haywards Heath, RH17 7RN

2 planning records

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

81 m²

872 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 51

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 53 Downsview Drive

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

53 Downsview Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Wivelsfield Green, Haywards Heath, Haywards Heath (RH17 7RN). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£499/sq ft) was about 104.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £435,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

53 Downsview Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

E51

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 53 Downsview Drive, Wivelsfield Green, Haywards Heath, RH17 7RN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

A a single-storey rear extension application was refused at 53 Downsview Drive in 2022.

Apr 2022
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension
Agent
KLA Architects Ltd
Documents
6 docs on file
Reference
LW/22/0155
View planning record
Feb 2022
ExtensionOutline
In report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension with 3 no. rooflights
Agent
KLA Architects Ltd
Documents
8 docs on file
Reference
LW/22/0010
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.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1999.

Current estimate

£468,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 22 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£435,000

Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

24 June 2021Most recent
£435,000
+262.5%over 22 years
8 March 1999
£120,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in RH17 7RN: £510,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in RH17 7RN

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On the street

Versus other Downsview Drive homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

53 Downsview Drive is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£5,370

Street avg £3,788

Strongly above

Floor Area

81 m²

Street avg 100 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.3 t/year

Street avg 3.6 t/year

Strongly below

Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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

0.2 km

Downsview Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Wivelsfield Primary School. 1 school nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around RH17 7RN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for RH17 7RN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.3dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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