Old Park Close Cuckfield, Mid Sussex
26 addresses across 3 postcodes (RH17), about 70 m long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 25602069.
- Energy: 24 homes have an energy certificate (C: 24).
- Flood: 3 addresses on its postcodes are in areas 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 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 1.9 km (1.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 870 m (0.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 97 to 101 m above sea level.
- Noise: 4 of its 26 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Cuckfield Medical Centre, about 490 m (0.3 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 680 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 74% of households owned their home and 48% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 23 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
24 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 49 m². Most common: Flat (24). Built: 1930-1949 (18); 1950-1966 (5); 1967-1975 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (13); rented (social) (11).
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band E (23% of about 1,390 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.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| RH17 5DR | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| RH17 5DS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| RH17 5DW | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 26 addresses are between 97 m and 101 m above sea level (100 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RH17 5DR | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| RH17 5DS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| RH17 5DW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Haywards Heath 4.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Wivelsfield 467,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) | |
| Balcombe 213,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 12 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Wheatsheaf Cuckfield | 20 m |
| Car parks | 4 Franklynn Road Parking | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Roam Charging Station | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 16.3 km (10 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cuckfield Medical Centre | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cuckfield Chemist | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Gallery Dental Practice | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Ashdown Nuffield Hospital | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Police station | Haywards Heath Police Station | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Cuckfield, Cuckfield Cashzone | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.3 ha | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 250 m² | 290 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Worsley Memorial Recreation Ground 2.4 ha | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,640 m² | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Marshalls, a listed building (Grade II*), 690 m (0.4 miles) west. 83 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Marshalls | Listed building, Grade II* | 690 m (0.4 miles) west |
| The Sanctuary | Listed building, Grade II* | 710 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Parish Church of Holy Trinity | Listed building, Grade I | 770 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Ockenden Manor | Listed building, Grade II* | 860 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Heaselands | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Borde Hill | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Newbury Pond | Lake or reservoir | 600 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Paige's Wood | Wood | 650 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Blunts Wood | Wood | 690 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Butler's Green | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Copyhold Gill | Valley | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Fox Hill | Hill | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.2 | 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 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 22 | 26 |
4 of the street's 26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warden Park Secondary Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 200 m | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Cuckfield | Primary | 4–11 | 410 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| Harlands Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheatsheaf Inn RH17 5DW | Pub/bar/nightclub | 30 m | 4 Good | 3 Oct 2025 |
| Aspens Services @ Warden Park Secondary Academy RH17 5DP | School/college/university | 100 m | 4 Good | 16 Sep 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 14 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near The Brambles (7); On or near Warden Court (6); On or near Old Park Close (5); On or near Broad Street (2); On or near B2184 (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 74% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 36% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 50% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 36% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 47% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 48% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 7 to 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 5DR: 24 addresses
- RH17 5DS: 1 address of 18 in the postcode
- RH17 5DW: 1 address of 17 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Horsgate Lane · Warden Court · Chatfield Road · Hatchgate Close · Wheatsheaf Lane · The Brambles · Hatchgate Lane · Woodbine Close · Denning Place · London Lane · Brick Lane · Broad Street
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.