Cuckfield Road Staplefield, Mid Sussex
49 addresses across 4 postcodes (RH17), about 940 m (0.6 miles) long, classed as a b road. USRN 25602649.
- Sales: 12 recorded sales since 1995; in 2021 the median was £567,500 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 11 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, D: 2, E: 5, F: 1, G: 1).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band G; Band D in Mid Sussex costs £2,474 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Balcombe, about 3.6 km (2.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Upper Staplefield Common, is about 630 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 53 to 91 m above sea level.
- Noise: 21 of its 49 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Ouse Valley Practice, about 3.6 km (2.2 miles) away.
- People: About 760 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 78% of households owned their home and 44% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | £567,500 | £567,500 | £567,500 |
| 2014 | 1 | £595,000 | £595,000 | £595,000 |
| 2012 | 2 | £372,500 | £250,000 | £495,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £695,000 | £695,000 | £695,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £211,500 | £211,500 | £211,500 |
| 2001 | 2 | £223,333 | £216,666 | £230,000 |
| 1996 | 2 | £302,498 | £119,995 | £485,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Aug 2025 | FORGE OFFICES, THE FORGE RH17 6ET | Other | £800,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 5 Feb 2021 | FAIRWAYS RH17 6ET | Detached | £567,500 | |
| 21 May 2019 | FORGE OFFICES, THE FORGE RH17 6ET | Other | £500,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 19 Sep 2014 | 2, GABLE COTTAGES RH17 6ET | Semi-detached | £595,000 | |
| 18 Jul 2012 | 4, BARNHALL COTTAGES RH17 6ET | Terraced | £250,000 | |
| 8 Feb 2012 | 2, GABLE COTTAGES RH17 6ET | Semi-detached | £495,000 | |
| 14 Aug 2007 | RED HOUSE RH17 6ET | Detached | £695,000 | |
| 15 Mar 2002 | 2, BARNHALL COTTAGES RH17 6ET | Semi-detached | £211,500 | |
| 5 Dec 2001 | FAIRWAYS RH17 6ET | Detached | £216,666 | |
| 5 Nov 2001 | 2, GABLE COTTAGES RH17 6ET | Semi-detached | £230,000 | |
| 24 Jul 1996 | 1, BARNHALL COTTAGES RH17 6ET | Detached | £119,995 | |
| 5 Jul 1996 | THE OLD KENNELS RH17 6ES | Detached | £485,000 |
Energy performance certificates
11 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 105 m². Most common: Bungalow, detached (3); House, semi-detached (3); House, detached (2). Built: 1950-1966 (2); 1900-1929 (2); 2012 onwards (2). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (4); owner-occupied (4).
Each home's certificates and sales (9 addresses)
- 1 Gable Cottages, Cuckfield Road, Staplefield
- 1 West Gate Cottages, Cuckfield Road, Staplefield
- 2 Gable Cottages, Cuckfield Road, Staplefield
- 2 West Gate Cottages, Cuckfield Road, Staplefield
- Blacksmiths Building, The Forge, Cuckfield Road, Staplefield
- Little Ashfold Farm, Cuckfield Road, Staplefield
- Old Kennels Lodge, Cuckfield Road, Staplefield
- Stonecourt Manor, Cuckfield Road, Staplefield
- Woodlands Cottage, Cuckfield Road, Staplefield
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 G (29% of about 750 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Staplefield (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 3.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- BARNHALL, grade II
- CHIFFLEY GRANGE, grade II
- LITTLE ASHFOLD, grade II
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 14 August 2026 to 20 August 2026: SOUTH EAST WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway, verge (immediate - emergency works)
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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 49 addresses are between 53 m and 91 m above sea level (64 m on average); the ground rises about 39 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RH17 5JF | 88% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| RH17 6ES | 25% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| RH17 6ET | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| RH17 6EU | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Balcombe 213,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
| Haywards Heath 4.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km (3.5 miles) | |
| Wivelsfield 467,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.5 km (5.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Victory Inn Staplefield | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Crawley | 8.9 km (5.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp Pulse | 3 km (1.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 12.9 km (8 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Ouse Valley Practice | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Cuckfield Chemist | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dumbledore Primary Care Centre | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
| Hospital | Ashdown Nuffield Hospital | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) |
| Police station | Haywards Heath Police Station | 5.7 km (3.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Cuckfield, Cuckfield Cashzone | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Upper Staplefield Common 3,730 m² | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Staplefield Common 3.4 ha | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 280 m² | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,040 m² | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Whitemans Green Allotments 1.2 ha | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 3.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Slaugham Place, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 2.1 km (1.3 miles) west. 11 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Slaugham Place | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) west |
| Nymans | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Hammerhill Copse | Wood | 560 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Furze Field | Wood | 860 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Rowland's Wood | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Lake Hart | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Mill Hill | Hill | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) west |
| Beechy Bottom | Valley | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 12 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 28 | 49 |
21 of the street's 49 addresses are 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Mark's CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 770 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (sussex).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 38% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 51% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 40% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 35% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 17% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 44% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 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
- RH17 6ET: 34 addresses of 35 in the postcode
- RH17 6ES: 11 addresses of 14 in the postcode
- RH17 5JF: 3 addresses of 68 in the postcode
- RH17 6EU: 1 address of 13 in the postcode
All the streets in RH17 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.
- 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.