RH17 5ST
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Property report — RH17 5ST
Open-data due diligence for RH17 5ST and the area around it.
RH17 5ST in brief: 31 recorded sales (£155,000–£880,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for RH17 5ST 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
Population
15,600
Crimes recorded
3
Schools
5
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
82%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-11 | £830,000 | HEDGEROWS ORCHARD WAY | Detached |
| 2024-11-01 | £880,000 | BRAMLEYS ORCHARD WAY | Detached |
| 2021-12-20 | £654,000 | GARDEN COTTAGE ORCHARD WAY | Detached |
| 2017-11-02 | £645,000 | ELIZABETHS ORCHARD WAY | Detached |
| 2015-02-13 | £575,000 | ELIZABETHS ORCHARD WAY | Detached |
| 2013-10-31 | £468,000 | ALMARC ORCHARD WAY | Detached |
| 2012-12-04 | £510,000 | SANSGATE ORCHARD WAY | Detached |
| 2012-07-13 | £510,000 | PADDOCKS END ORCHARD WAY | Detached |
| 2011-10-28 | £490,000 | ORCHARD COTTAGE ORCHARD WAY | Detached |
| 2011-09-30 | £437,000 | BRAMLEYS ORCHARD WAY | Detached |
| 2010-09-22 | £602,751 | MARIGOLD COTTAGE ORCHARD WAY | Detached |
| 2009-12-07 | £550,000 | FIR TREE COTTAGE ORCHARD WAY | Detached |
| 2006-12-08 | £699,950 | FANTAILS ORCHARD WAY | Detached |
| 2004-03-31 | £414,000 | LITTLE HASLINGS ORCHARD WAY | Detached |
| 2003-08-21 | £420,000 | SUNNY CORNER ORCHARD WAY | Detached |
| 2003-04-30 | £345,000 | WYCH COTTAGE ORCHARD WAY | Detached |
| 2003-04-08 | £440,000 | LAVENDER BANK ORCHARD WAY | Detached |
| 2003-03-31 | £365,000 | HIGH BARN ORCHARD WAY | Detached |
| 2003-01-28 | £430,000 | FIR TREE COTTAGE ORCHARD WAY | Detached |
| 2002-01-07 | £345,000 | HEDGEROWS ORCHARD WAY | Detached |
| 2001-10-05 | £250,000 | FANTAILS ORCHARD WAY | Detached |
| 2001-09-21 | £372,000 | SUNNY CORNER ORCHARD WAY | Detached |
| 2000-06-28 | £345,000 | SUNNY CORNER ORCHARD WAY | Detached |
| 1999-09-03 | £270,000 | DORMERS ORCHARD WAY | Detached |
| 1998-08-05 | £298,000 | FIR TREE COTTAGE ORCHARD WAY | Detached |
| 1998-04-24 | £250,000 | DORMERS ORCHARD WAY | Detached |
| 1997-08-29 | £210,000 | ELIZABETHS ORCHARD WAY | Detached |
| 1997-07-18 | £203,000 | ALMARC ORCHARD WAY | Detached |
| 1997-04-18 | £155,000 | LITTLE BARN ORCHARD WAY | Detached |
| 1996-09-12 | £195,000 | BEAULAH ORCHARD WAY | Detached |
| 1996-07-15 | £195,000 | LAVENDER BANK ORCHARD WAY | Detached |
31 recorded sales on RH17 5ST. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Mark's CofE Primary School | 1.8 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Bolney CofE Primary School | 1.8 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Cuckfield | 2.6 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Warden Park Secondary Academy | 2.7 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Lower Beeding | 3.1 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| Handcross Primary School | 3.1 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 (2.5 mi) · OUSE VALLEY PRACTICE (3.1 mi) · DOLPHINS PRACTICE (3.5 mi)
Nearest hospitals: ASHDOWN NUFFIELD HOSPITAL (3.8 mi) · PRINCESS ROYAL HOSPITAL (4.8 mi) · ST GEORGES AT PRINCESS ROYAL HOSPITAL (4.8 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: TAVERNERS INN (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · BARN AT THE SOUTH WEST OF GREAT THORNDEAN FARMHOUSE (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · GREAT THORNDEAN FARMHOUSE WITH GRANARY ADJOINING (Grade II) (0.2 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: CUCKFIELD CHEMIST (2.3 mi) · KAMSONS PHARMACY (4.0 mi) · DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (4.1 mi)
Nearest stations: Balcombe (3.7 mi) · Haywards Heath (3.9 mi) · Wivelsfield (4.7 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Co-op Food (3.8 mi) · Sainsbury's (3.8 mi) · Co-op Food (3.8 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
No modelled flood risk is recorded for RH17 5ST in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — 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 5ST |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £732,400 | £797,459 | £430,765 |
| 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 | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 48% | 82% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 92% | 95% | 100% |
— = 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.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.