RH17 7AF
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Property report — RH17 7AF
Open-data due diligence for RH17 7AF and the area around it.
RH17 7AF in brief: 32 recorded sales (£104,000–£1,179,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for RH17 7AF itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the RH17 7 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£742,032
Population
16,179
Crimes recorded
2
Schools
6
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
37%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in RH17 7, 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 (23 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-28 | £934,000 | BRIAR PATCH CHAPEL LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2025-08-27 | £500,000 | NUTFIELD CHAPEL LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2024-06-28 | £685,000 | SMYRNA VILLA CHAPEL LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2024-02-15 | £465,000 | 1, SALISBURY COTTAGES CHAPEL LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2019-10-24 | £420,000 | NUTFIELD CHAPEL LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2019-07-02 | £698,000 | CHAPEL HOUSE CHAPEL LANE | Detached |
| 2018-09-21 | £505,000 | 2, PROSPECT COTTAGES CHAPEL LANE | Terraced |
| 2017-03-17 | £446,430 | 2, SALISBURY COTTAGES CHAPEL LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2016-07-20 | £1,179,000 | YEW LODGE CHAPEL LANE | Detached |
| 2016-06-17 | £499,950 | SMYRNA VILLA CHAPEL LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2016-03-18 | £590,000 | WELDON CHAPEL LANE | Detached |
| 2015-06-26 | £300,000 | NUTFIELD CHAPEL LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2013-09-19 | £535,000 | 1, PROSPECT COTTAGES CHAPEL LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2010-01-29 | £335,000 | 2 PROSPECT COTTAGES | Terraced |
| 2008-09-26 | £405,000 | BRIAR PATCH CHAPEL LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2008-05-14 | £920,000 | YEW LODGE CHAPEL LANE | Detached |
| 2007-12-07 | £335,000 | THE OLD WORKSHOP CHAPEL LANE | Detached |
| 2007-08-24 | £405,000 | SMYRNA VILLA CHAPEL LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2007-03-30 | £264,000 | HOME COTTAGE CHAPEL LANE | Terraced |
| 2007-02-28 | £284,000 | MYRTLE COTTAGE CHAPEL LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2006-04-28 | £234,000 | 1 SALISBURY COTTAGES | Semi-detached |
| 2005-02-11 | £197,000 | THE OLD WORKSHOP CHAPEL LANE | Detached |
| 2004-06-25 | £239,000 | HOME COTTAGE CHAPEL LANE | Terraced |
| 2004-01-06 | £214,000 | WHEELWRIGHT COTTAGE CHAPEL LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2003-05-23 | £183,000 | HOME COTTAGE CHAPEL LANE | Terraced |
| 1999-10-21 | £365,000 | YEW LODGE CHAPEL LANE | Detached |
| 1999-03-26 | £270,000 | CHAPEL HOUSE CHAPEL LANE | Detached |
| 1998-12-18 | £133,000 | OAKFIELD CHAPEL LANE | Semi-detached |
| 1998-06-30 | £165,000 | SMYRNA VILLA CHAPEL LANE | Semi-detached |
| 1997-06-05 | £175,000 | WELDON CHAPEL LANE | Detached |
| 1996-05-10 | £104,000 | OAKFIELD CHAPEL LANE | Semi-detached |
| 1995-04-28 | £107,500 | 1 PROSPECT COTTAGES | Semi-detached |
32 recorded sales on RH17 7AF. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Giles CofE Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Danehill Church of England Primary School | 1.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Peter's CofE Primary School | 2.7 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Lindfield Primary Academy | 3.1 mi | Primary | Outstanding (2021) |
| St Augustine's CofE Primary School | 3.1 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| West Hoathly CofE Primary School | 3.2 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2023) |
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: LINDFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE (2.9 mi) · NORTHLANDS WOOD SURGERY (3.6 mi) · NEWTONS PRACTICE (4.2 mi)
Nearest hospitals: ASHDOWN NUFFIELD HOSPITAL (4.0 mi) · PRINCESS ROYAL HOSPITAL (4.2 mi) · ST GEORGES AT PRINCESS ROYAL HOSPITAL (4.2 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: YEW TREE COTTAGE (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · THE CROWN INN (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · CLEMATIS COTTAGE OBBARDS (Grade II) (0.1 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: ABBOTTS PHARMACY (2.9 mi) · SELBYS PHARMACY (2.9 mi) · KAMSONS PHARMACY (3.5 mi)
Nearest stations: Horsted Keynes (Bluebell Railway) (1.1 mi) · Sheffield Park (Bluebell Railway) (3.0 mi) · Haywards Heath (4.0 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Co-op Food (2.9 mi) · Waitrose (4.0 mi) · Sainsbury's (4.0 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 46
- One-person households
- 24%
- Households with children
- 30%
- Households
- 6,462
Owned 76% · Social rent 9% · Private rent 13%
Census 2021 (ONS), for RH17 7.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in RH17 7 (May 24–Apr 26, average 2/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for RH17 7AF 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 7 | PostcodeRH17 7AF |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £732,400 | £742,032 | £409,121 |
| Population | 44,068 | 16,179 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 8/10 | 8/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 12 | 2 | — |
| Schools | 18 | 6 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 48% | 37% | 0% |
| Superfast broadband | 92% | 93% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (RH17 7); 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 30 June 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
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