Postcode · RH17 5AE

RH17 5AE

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Property report — RH17 5AE

Open-data due diligence for RH17 5AE and the area around it.

RH17 5AE in brief: 4 recorded sales (£245,000–£1,400,000) · high flood risk · 6 schools nearby.

What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for RH17 5AE itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the RH17 5 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.

Avg sold price

£797,459

sector RH17 5 · 109 sales

Population

15,600

sector RH17 5

Crimes recorded

sector RH17 5 · Apr 26

Schools

sector RH17 5

Flood risk

High

this postcode

Gigabit broadband

82%

sector RH17 5 of premises

Sold-price trend (1995–2026)

Annual sold price in RH17 5, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (21 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.

Sold prices on this postcode

Date	Price	Address	Type
2021-03-23	£1,000,000	OLD MILL COTTAGE CUCKFIELD ROAD	Detached
2018-03-01	£1,400,000	HIGHBRIDGE MILL CUCKFIELD ROAD	Detached
2001-09-14	£245,000	1, HIGHBRIDGE MILL COTTAGES CUCKFIELD ROAD	Semi-detached
2001-04-27	£650,000	HIGHBRIDGE MILL CUCKFIELD ROAD	Detached

4 recorded sales on RH17 5AE. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.

Nearest schools

School	Distance	Phase	Ofsted
Warden Park Secondary Academy	1.0 mi	Secondary	Report card →
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Cuckfield	1.1 mi	Primary	Report card →
Bolnore Village Primary School	1.7 mi	Primary	Report card →
Harlands Primary School	2.1 mi	Primary	Report card →
St Paul's Catholic College	2.2 mi	Secondary	Outstanding (2023)
Bolney CofE Primary School	2.2 mi	Primary	Report card →

Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.

What's nearby

Nearest GP surgeries: CUCKFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE (1.1 mi) · DOLPHINS PRACTICE (1.6 mi) · NEWTONS PRACTICE (2.2 mi)

Nearest hospitals: ASHDOWN NUFFIELD HOSPITAL (2.2 mi) · PRINCESS ROYAL HOSPITAL (2.8 mi) · ST GEORGES AT PRINCESS ROYAL HOSPITAL (2.8 mi)

Nearest listed buildings: HIGHBRIDGE MILL (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · THE PLACE (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · BARN TO NORTH OF FORSYTH'S FARMHOUSE (Grade II) (0.2 mi)

Nearest pharmacies: CUCKFIELD CHEMIST (0.7 mi) · KAMSONS PHARMACY (2.1 mi) · KAMSONS PHARMACY (2.2 mi)

Nearest stations: Haywards Heath (2.2 mi) · Wivelsfield (2.7 mi) · Burgess Hill (3.3 mi)

Nearest supermarkets: Co-op Food (1.7 mi) · Sainsbury's (2.1 mi) · Waitrose (2.2 mi)

Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).

Who lives here

Median age: 44
One-person households: 24%
Households with children: 34%
Households: 5,823

Owned 76% · Social rent 9% · Private rent 14%

Census 2021 (ONS), for RH17 5.

Recorded crime trend

Recorded crimes per month in RH17 5 (May 24–Apr 26, average 6/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.

Flood risk

Modelled flood risk for RH17 5AE: High — 2 properties here fall in an at-risk band (1 in the significant Medium/High bands).

This is an indicative band for the postcode from the Environment Agency's catchment modelling (rivers and surface water), not a property-specific assessment. A conveyancer will run an official flood search before you buy. Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →

Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.

How granular is this?

Measure	DistrictRH17	SectorRH17 5	PostcodeRH17 5AE
Average sold price	£732,400	£797,459	£823,750
Population	44,068	15,600	—
Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived)	8/10	7/10	—
Crimes recorded	12	3	—
Schools	18	5	—
Flood risk	High	High	High
Gigabit broadband	48%	82%	0%
Superfast broadband	92%	95%	0%

— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (RH17 5); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.

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Report generated 2 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.

Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.