Prospect Road Heathfield, Wealden
10 addresses across 3 postcodes (TN21), about 120 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 42700183.
- Sales: 10 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £349,000 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 4 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 3).
- Flood: 2 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 C; Band D in Wealden costs £2,728 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Buxted, about 9.2 km (5.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Jubilee Park, is about 930 m (0.6 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 104 to 146 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 10 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Woodhill Surgery, about 6.2 km (3.8 miles) away.
- People: About 640 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 88% of households owned their home and 29% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 31 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | £349,000 | £180,000 | £518,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £420,000 | £420,000 | £420,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £417,000 | £417,000 | £417,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £289,000 | £289,000 | £289,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £265,000 | £265,000 | £265,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £365,000 | £365,000 | £365,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £172,500 | £172,500 | £172,500 |
| 2001 | 1 | £180,500 | £180,500 | £180,500 |
| 2000 | 1 | £130,000 | £130,000 | £130,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Dec 2025 | BIMPSON TN21 8EN | Detached | £180,000 | |
| 21 Mar 2025 | MERRIWEATHERS TN21 8EN | Detached | £518,000 | |
| 31 May 2019 | BEECHCROFT TN21 8EN | Detached | £420,000 | |
| 21 Dec 2017 | FAIRFAX TN21 8EN | Detached | £417,000 | |
| 1 Jun 2015 | MERRIWEATHERS TN21 8EN | Detached | £289,000 | |
| 4 Sep 2013 | ANSLEY TN21 8EN | Detached | £265,000 | |
| 31 Aug 2012 | MOORDOWN TN21 8EN | Detached | £365,000 | |
| 9 Aug 2002 | ANSLEY TN21 8EN | Detached | £172,500 | |
| 14 Dec 2001 | FRERE TN21 8EN | Detached | £180,500 | |
| 28 Feb 2000 | BIMPSON TN21 8EN | Detached | £130,000 |
Energy performance certificates
4 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 105 m². Most common: Bungalow, detached (4). Built: 1950-1966 (3); 1967-1975 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (3 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in Wealden in 2026-27: Band D £2,728 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,819 | £2,122 | £2,425 | £2,728 | £3,335 | £3,941 | £4,547 | £5,457 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band C (40% of about 1,520 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)
- Kensington Domestic Appliances Ltd., Tilsmore Road, Heathfield: up to 9 homes, permissioned (890 m (0.6 miles))
- 14-30 High Street, Heathfield: up to 10 homes, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TN21 8EN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| TN21 8AL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 2 / 2 | unlikely |
| TN21 8AN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 10 addresses are between 104 m and 146 m above sea level (138 m on average); the ground rises about 42 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TN21 8AL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| TN21 8AN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| TN21 8EN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Buxted 99,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.2 km (5.7 miles) |
| Stonegate 124,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.8 km (6.1 miles) | |
| Crowborough 255,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.3 km (6.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 19 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Holly Drive Heathfield | 60 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 37.2 km (23 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Woodhill Surgery | 6.2 km (3.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Procter Health Care Pharmacy | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Oak Lodge Dental Practice | 160 m |
| Hospital | Amberstone Hospital | 9.2 km (5.7 miles) |
| Police station | Hailsham Police Station | 11.3 km (7 miles) |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Jubilee Park 1.4 ha | 930 m (0.6 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,440 m² | 380 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.9 ha | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2.1 ha | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Gibraltar Tower, Heathfield Park, a listed building (Grade II*), 760 m (0.5 miles) north. 7 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Gibraltar Tower, Heathfield Park | Listed building, Grade II* | 760 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Heathfield Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 870 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Geer's Wood | Wood | 650 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Ham Wood | Wood | 820 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Slade Wood | Wood | 900 m (0.6 miles) west |
| Old Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| The Dingle | Valley | 4 km (2.5 miles) west |
| King's Marsh | Wetland | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.7 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 8 | 10 |
2 of the street's 10 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 Wealden: see them on the Wealden page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkside Community Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 680 m (0.4 miles) | Report card (Mar 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: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Cross-in-Hand Church of England Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Apr 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| All Saints' and St Richard's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Report card (Apr 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Heathfield Community College | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butchers Hook of Heathfield TN21 8AE | Retailers - other | 170 m | 5 Very good | 11 Mar 2026 |
| Golden Rice Bowl TN21 8DS | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 340 m | 5 Very good | 17 Mar 2026 |
| Heffle Court TN21 8DR | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 11 Feb 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 13 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 11 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Meadow Way (6); On or near Cuckoo Drive (6); On or near Hailsham Road (5); On or near Harley Lane (4); On or near B2203 (4).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 88% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 45% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 32% | 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) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 6 to 9 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
- TN21 8EN: 8 addresses
- TN21 8AL: 1 address of 56 in the postcode
- TN21 8AN: 1 address of 16 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Yew Tree Close · Ashdown Place · Holly Close · Churchill Road · Vale View Road · Holly Drive · Oakleigh Drive · Pine Tree Road · Kennedy Close · Cuckoo Drive · Birch Way · Alexandra Road
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.