Cheales Close Haywards Heath, Mid Sussex
14 addresses across 1 postcode (RH16), about 100 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 25602939.
- Sales: 15 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £555,000 across 4 sales.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Mid Sussex cost £431,904 in August 2026 (-0.8% on a year); private rents averaged £1,436 a month.
- Energy: 13 homes have an energy certificate (B: 13).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Storm overflows: 3 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) spilled 89 times (863 hours) in 2025.
- Traffic: The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles), the A272, carries 17,080 motor vehicles a day on average (2025).
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band E; Band D in Mid Sussex costs £2,474 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Haywards Heath, about 2.2 km (1.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 90 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 60 to 68 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 14 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Newtons Practice, about 1.7 km (1.1 miles) away.
- People: About 350 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 57% of households owned their home and 44% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 66 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: 2 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025, 2 of them fatal or serious.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | £555,000 | £375,000 | £820,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £475,000 | £475,000 | £475,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £672,500 | £672,500 | £672,500 |
| 2016 | 9 | £439,950 | £415,000 | £730,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Oct 2016 | 1 RH16 4XA | Detached | £730,000 | New build. |
| 2 Jul 2025 | 2 RH16 4XA | Semi-detached | £375,000 | |
| 15 Jul 2025 | 3 RH16 4XA | Detached | £820,000 | |
| 14 Aug 2020 | 3 RH16 4XA | Detached | £672,500 | |
| 2 Sep 2016 | 3 RH16 4XA | Detached | £639,950 | New build. |
| 30 Aug 2016 | 5 RH16 4XA | Detached | £584,950 | New build. |
| 4 Jun 2021 | 7 RH16 4XA | Terraced | £475,000 | |
| 26 Aug 2016 | 7 RH16 4XA | Terraced | £429,950 | New build. |
| 26 Aug 2016 | 9 RH16 4XA | Terraced | £415,000 | New build. |
| 22 Jul 2025 | 10 RH16 4XA | Semi-detached | £555,000 | |
| 22 Jul 2025 | 10 RH16 4XA | Semi-detached | £555,000 | |
| 14 Oct 2016 | 10 RH16 4XA | Semi-detached | £444,950 | New build. |
| 9 Sep 2016 | 11 RH16 4XA | Terraced | £424,950 | New build. |
| 20 Aug 2016 | 13 RH16 4XA | Terraced | £429,950 | New build. |
| 7 Oct 2016 | 15 RH16 4XA | Semi-detached | £439,950 | New build. |
House prices and rents in Mid Sussex
A typical home in Mid Sussex cost £431,904 in August 2026, 0.8% less than a year before. That is 13% more than five years earlier and 19% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £732,644 |
| Semi-detached | £452,210 |
| Terraced | £370,194 |
| Flat or maisonette | £219,137 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £327,144 |
Private renters in Mid Sussex paid £1,436 a month on average in September 2026, 4.3% more than a year before. That is 32% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £1,018 |
| Two bedrooms | £1,302 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,636 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £2,229 |
Energy performance certificates
13 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 100 m². Most common: House, detached (9); House, semi-detached (4). Built: 2013 (13).
Each home's certificates and sales (13 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 9,715 kWh of it on average in 2024, 17% less than the district's 11,768 kWh, and 2,991 kWh of electricity, 14% less than the district's 3,468 kWh. There are gas meters for about 100% of the homes.
These are all the homes on the postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is RH16.
Council tax
What each band costs in Mid Sussex in 2026-27: Band D £2,474 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,650 | £1,924 | £2,199 | £2,474 | £3,024 | £3,574 | £4,124 | £4,949 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band E (23% of about 1,150 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Linden House Southdowns Park Haywards Heath: up to 17 homes, not permissioned (880 m (0.5 miles))
Energy projects nearby
No wind turbine or waste plant within 5 km (3.1 miles), and no solar farm, battery site or other project of 1 MW or more within 2 km (1.2 miles), of the street's postcodes, operating or planned.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
3 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes spilled 89 times, for 863 hours in all, in 2025. They discharge into Unnamed Trib of River Adur, River Adur Via Sws, River Adur.
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felride Haywards Heath Cso Southern Water; monitored 39% of the year | Unnamed Trib of River Adur | 17 | 63 | 360 m |
| Rumbolds Lane Haywards Heath Ceo Southern Water | River Adur Via Sws | 13 | 42 | 360 m |
| Foxhill Haywards Heath Ceo Southern Water | River Adur | 59 | 758 | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
A storm overflow lets sewage diluted with rainwater into a river, stream or the sea when heavy rain overwhelms the sewers, so the spills here affect the water they run into, not homes. A spill is counted the regulators' way: a first 12 hours, then each 24 hours it goes on.
Coal mining
No postcode centre here is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
The postcode is in a 1 km square in the lowest band of radon potential: fewer than 1 home in 100 is estimated to be at or above the Action Level. It is not a radon Affected Area.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's 14 addresses are between 60 m and 68 m above sea level (65 m on average); the ground rises about 8 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RH16 4XA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Haywards Heath 4.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Wivelsfield 467,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) | |
| Burgess Hill 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 26 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest New House Farm Haywards Heath | 110 m |
| Car parks | 4 Franklynn Road Parking | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Franklynn Road Car Park | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 18.9 km (12 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Newtons Practice Good Oct 2022 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Kamsons Pharmacy | 280 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Emerick House Dental Surgery | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Princess Royal Hospital Requires improvement Jul 2026 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Care homes | 2 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Oakwood Court Good Nov 2024 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Haywards Heath Police Station | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
| Cash machines | 1 machine within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Haywards Heath, Bolnore Village | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,370 m² | 90 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 16 ha | 330 m |
| Play area | 17 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 560 m² | 90 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tim Farmer Recreation Ground 5.4 ha | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 5 parks and gardens, 19 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Heaselands, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 1.7 km (1.1 miles) west. 14 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Heaselands | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Fox Hill | Hill | 340 m north-east |
| Kilnrough Wood | Wood | 340 m south-east |
| Coalpit Wood | Wood | 400 m (0.2 miles) south-east |
| Fountains Wood | Wood | 420 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Valebridge Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Holmbush Gill | Valley | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 13 | 14 |
1 of the street's 14 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Mid Sussex: see them on the Mid Sussex page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolnore Village Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 800 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection | 72% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 11% at the higher standard (2025; 59% in 2024 and 67% in 2023) |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 67% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 12% at the higher standard (2025; 68% in 2024 and 70% in 2023) |
| St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | No published inspection | 63% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 12% at the higher standard (2025; 58% in 2024 and 60% in 2023) |
| Warden Park Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection | 60% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 9% at the higher standard (2025; 41% in 2024 and 52% in 2023) |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
The ten nearest nurseries, pre-schools and clubs are all within 1.4 km (0.9 miles); the nearest is 490 m (0.3 miles) from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PALS Saturday Club and Playscheme RH16 4JR | Out-of-school day care (over fives) | Not inspected yet | 490 m (0.3 miles) | |
| Bower, Sarah RH16 4GJ | Childminder without domestic premises | 3 | Not inspected yet | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Bolnore Village Pre-School Ltd RH16 4GJ | Sessional day care | 40 | Good (Apr 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Busy Bees Day Nursery at Haywards Heath RH16 4SL | Full day care | 75 | Outstanding (Sep 2025, overall grade under the previous framework) | 930 m (0.6 miles) |
| Sussex Tuition Centre RH16 4EA | Full day care (over fives) | Not inspected yet | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Primrose House Montessori RH16 4DJ | Full day care | 44 | Not inspected yet | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Kids Planet Haywards Heath RH16 4QX | Full day care | 98 | Outstanding (May 2025, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Wendy House Nursery RH16 4EX | Full day care | 51 | Good (Jan 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| St Paul's Pre-School RH16 3PQ | Full day care | 44 | Good (Sep 2025, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Junior Adventures Group @ St Joseph's RH16 3PQ | Out-of-school day care | 20 | Not inspected yet | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 388 childminders and 67 home childcarers (nannies) in West Sussex. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Andrews Club SW1P 2DG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 240 m | 4 Good | 17 Jul 2023 |
| Ascension Larder RH16 4JS | Retailers - other | 390 m | 5 Very good | 26 Jan 2023 |
| Kangaroos RH16 4JR | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 28 Jan 2026 |
| Ashenground Cafe RH16 4JR | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 29 Oct 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 33 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 15 |
| Vehicle crime | 5 |
| Public order | 4 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Drugs | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Pullman Avenue (13); On or near Kilnbarn Way (10); On or near Burchetts Close (10); On or near Pinewood Way (7); On or near Old House Lane (6).
Road safety
2 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 1 serious and 0 slight, in which 1 person died and 1 person was seriously hurt. 1 involved a motorcyclist. 50% happened in the dark. Most were on roads with a 40 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jul 2025 22:21 | Fatal | 1 person: 1 motorcyclist | Minor road, 30 mph | Dark, street lights on |
| 15 Jul 2022 05:25 | Serious | 2 people | A272, 40 mph | Daylight |
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles) is the A272 between Edge of Haywards Heath and B2122, with 17,080 motor vehicles a day on average in 2025, 380 m from the street's postcodes.
| Road | Between | Vehicles a day | Lorries | Ten years before | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A272 | Edge of Haywards Heath to B2122 | 17,080 estimated; counted 2024 | 1% | +310% since 2015 | 380 m |
Each figure is the annual average daily flow: the motor vehicles passing the count point, both ways, on an average day of the year. A point is counted by hand on a weekday every few years and estimated from the trend on similar roads in between. Lorries are heavy goods vehicles, as a share of all motor vehicles.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 32% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 57% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 14% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 11% | 1% |
| Social rented | 23% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 70% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 45% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 43% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 8% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 44% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 24% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 44% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- RH16 4XA: 14 addresses
Nearby streets
The Coppice · Rocky Lane · Cedar Avenue · Northern Platt · Alma Copse · Southern View · Kilnbarn Way · Pullman Avenue · Old House Lane · Roddick Walk · Kilnbarn Court · Pinewood Way
All the streets in RH16 and across Mid Sussex.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.