Typical 3-bedroom house£543kmost £460k–£650k
Houses per m²£5,249flats £3,859
Sold last year128767 in five years
Prices in Mid Sussex-0.2%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in RH17 sold for £543,382 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £459,545 and £650,072, for about 97 m² of space. That is 9% more than the same home across Haywards Heath (£497,000).
128 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £164k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in RH17 7 (£5,168) and the most in RH17 5 (£5,355).
Across Mid Sussex, prices are down 0.2% on a year ago and up 14.5% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,621 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £2,478 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £109,000 for that mortgage: what £110,000 buys.
Questions about RH17
Is RH17 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 9% more than across Haywards Heath; prices in Mid Sussex are down 0.2% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (82% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (60.3% against 43.8%); 128 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.
How much is a 3-bedroom house in RH17?
A typical 3-bedroom house in RH17 sold for £543,382 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £459,545 and £650,072.
Is RH17 expensive for Haywards Heath?
A 3-bedroom house in RH17 costs 9% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Haywards Heath (£497,000).
How many homes sell in RH17 each year?
128 homes sold in the last year and 767 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.
What are the schools like near RH17?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Cuckfield, where 82% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near RH17?
For a 3-bedroom house, RH16 (£477k, 3 km), RH15 (£428k, 7 km), RH10 (£421k, 11 km).
Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.