Sold STC Semi-detached

52 ROYAL GEORGE ROAD

BURGESS HILL, WEST SUSSEX RH15 9SF

4 beds 2 baths 130 m² Listed 17 Dec 2024 (-580d)

£560,000

Guide Price

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Property details

Tenure

FREEHOLD

Floor area

130 m²

Council tax band

D

EPC rating

D

Last sold

£550,000 Aug 2025

Price per m²

£4,308/m²

Local average

£444,368 (+26%)

Deprivation

Decile 9 (29,556 of 33,755)

Street crime

209 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

Key features

  • Entrance Hall
  • Living Room
  • Kitchen/Breakfast Room
  • Master Bedroom & Ensuite
  • 2 Further First Floor Bedrooms & Bathroom
  • 2nd Floor Bedroom
  • Private Driveway

Additional details

Parking
Garage, Driveway
Garden
Private garden
Restrictions
No
Rights of way
No
Flooded in last 5 years
No
Flood defences
No

Description

A spacious 4 bedroom, 2 bath/shower room semi detached house (1534 sq ft) offered to the market for the first time since 1975. The property is situated in this established road on the western side of town within easy walking distance of a selection of schools, St Johns Park and the town centre. The mainline railway station is 0.9 mile away.
The accommodation includes an entrance hall with stairs to first floor and door leading into the bay fronted living room which overlooks the front having a gas coal effect fire with Victorian inset and pine surround. A separate dual aspect dining room with Victorian fireplace having fitted pine units either side of the chimney breast. The dual aspect kitchen/breakfast is fitted with a range of pine units, range cooker, large cupboard with space for tall fridge freezer, tiled flooring, door to side.
On the first floor there is a split level landing with access to loft hatch, 3 bedrooms all with fitted pine wardrobe cupboards and family bathroom with white suite, roll top bath and stripped wood flooring. The master bedroom has 2 large windows overlooking the front with distant views towards the South Downs and an en suite shower room, bedroom 2 has a cupboard door to shower cubicle.
Spiral stairs lead to the 2nd floor bedroom with eave storage space, Velux window, door to walk-in wardrobe with double doors to useful roof storage space.
Outside a private driveway provides parking for 2 cars leading to the garage which is open to the rear. The north facing 152’x 20’ rear garden, has an area of Astroturf adjoining the house, outside tap, a useful workshop/brick-built store with window to rear and door to side. The remainder is laid to an lawn being enclosed by mature hedging and low level brick wall.
Benefits include gas fired central heating (the Vaillant combination boiler is located in dining room cupboard).
EPC Rating: D

Listed by

Burgess Hill

Mansell McTaggart

Reference: 156026009

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 28/09/2023

Expiry date: 27/09/2033

Current heating cost: £2,190/year

Potential heating cost: £1,799/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £10,500

Recommendations

  • Floor insulation (suspended floor) (£800 - £1,200)
  • Draughtproof single-glazed windows (£80 - £120)
  • Replace single glazed windows with low-E double glazing (£3,300 - £6,500)
  • Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Floorplans

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EPC Graphs

EPC 1

EPC 1

FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record, indicating window/door installations by FENSA-approved installers.

FENSA Certificate #8251609

Property Details

Street: 52 Royal George Road

Town: BURGESS HILL

Postcode: RH15 9SF

Installation Details

Items: 2 windows

Certificate Issued: 28/06/2011

Work Completed: 10/06/2011

This certificate data was retrieved from FENSA's database

What is FENSA? FENSA (Fenestration Self-Assessment Scheme) is a government-authorised scheme that monitors building regulation compliance for replacement windows and doors. Certificates indicate that work was completed by FENSA-approved installers.

Price history

Event Date Price % change
Sold 15/08/2025 (11 months ago) £550,000 —

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Crown copyright.

Sold Comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Data from Land Registry Price Paid.

Address Price Date Type
30 ORCHARD ROAD, BURGESS HILL, MID SUSSEX, WEST SUSSEX, RH15 9PQ £395,000 09/12/2025 Semi-detached
Same street 78 ROYAL GEORGE ROAD, BURGESS HILL, MID SUSSEX, WEST SUSSEX, RH15 9SF £220,900 25/11/2025 Terraced
CHEVENING GLOUCESTER ROAD, BURGESS HILL, MID SUSSEX, WEST SUSSEX, RH15 8QD £500,000 25/09/2025 Semi-detached
71 ORCHARD ROAD, BURGESS HILL, MID SUSSEX, WEST SUSSEX, RH15 9PH £330,000 14/02/2025 Semi-detached
35 ROYAL GEORGE ROAD, BURGESS HILL, MID SUSSEX, WEST SUSSEX, RH15 9SB £287,000 04/12/2023 Semi-detached
29 NEWPORT ROAD, BURGESS HILL, MID SUSSEX, WEST SUSSEX, RH15 8QG £367,500 16/11/2023 Semi-detached
201 ORCHARD ROAD, BURGESS HILL, MID SUSSEX, WEST SUSSEX, RH15 9PS £430,000 13/10/2023 Semi-detached
30 ORCHARD ROAD, BURGESS HILL, MID SUSSEX, WEST SUSSEX, RH15 9PQ £367,000 12/10/2023 Semi-detached
51 WESTERN ROAD, BURGESS HILL, MID SUSSEX, WEST SUSSEX, RH15 8QW £377,000 29/09/2023 Semi-detached
31 NEWPORT ROAD, BURGESS HILL, MID SUSSEX, WEST SUSSEX, RH15 8QG £343,500 25/08/2023 Semi-detached
48 WESTERN ROAD, BURGESS HILL, MID SUSSEX, WEST SUSSEX, RH15 8QN £425,000 07/07/2023 Semi-detached
Same street 84 ROYAL GEORGE ROAD, BURGESS HILL, MID SUSSEX, WEST SUSSEX, RH15 9SF £267,000 29/03/2023 Terraced
10 ORCHARD WAY, BURGESS HILL, MID SUSSEX, WEST SUSSEX, RH15 9PD £342,000 21/03/2023 Semi-detached
WISTERIA WESTERN ROAD, BURGESS HILL, MID SUSSEX, WEST SUSSEX, RH15 8QN £365,000 28/11/2022 Semi-detached
39 ROYAL GEORGE ROAD, BURGESS HILL, MID SUSSEX, WEST SUSSEX, RH15 9SB £590,000 25/11/2022 Semi-detached
59 ORCHARD ROAD, BURGESS HILL, MID SUSSEX, WEST SUSSEX, RH15 9PH £409,000 11/11/2022 Semi-detached
102 WESTERN ROAD, BURGESS HILL, MID SUSSEX, WEST SUSSEX, RH15 8QN £405,000 04/11/2022 Semi-detached
BURNBANK GLOUCESTER ROAD, BURGESS HILL, MID SUSSEX, WEST SUSSEX, RH15 8QD £500,000 14/10/2022 Semi-detached
35 CONDOR WAY, BURGESS HILL, MID SUSSEX, WEST SUSSEX, RH15 9PT £383,000 26/08/2022 Semi-detached
54 WESTERN ROAD, BURGESS HILL, MID SUSSEX, WEST SUSSEX, RH15 8QN £300,000 24/08/2022 Semi-detached
41 FAIRFIELD ROAD, BURGESS HILL, MID SUSSEX, WEST SUSSEX, RH15 8QB £442,500 19/08/2022 Semi-detached
6 FAIRFIELD ROAD, BURGESS HILL, MID SUSSEX, WEST SUSSEX, RH15 8QA £480,000 02/08/2022 Semi-detached

Street average: £243,950 (2 sales)

Area average: £401,925 (20 sales)

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 16.9%
10y growth 36.5%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Mid Sussex. Series: Semi-detached. As of April 2026.

1y (index) 2.1%
5y (index) 18.9%
10y (index) 30.1%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Mid Sussex. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £1,274/mo
Realistic £1,415/mo
Optimistic £1,557/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Mid Sussex.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Outer North London: £2,194/mo (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026)

Location

Map view View on Google Maps View on OpenStreetMap Street View RH15 9SF

Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type Name Distance
Bus stop Livingstone Road 0.0 miles
Shop Mnesic Coffee 0.6 miles
Shop art-K 0.6 miles
Train station Burgess Hill 0.8 miles
Train station Wivelsfield 1.1 miles
University Jubilee 144 Lecture Theatre 6.7 miles
University Silverstone SB309 Lecture Theatre 6.7 miles
Hospital The Montefiore Hospital 8.7 miles
Hospital St Catherine's Hospice 8.9 miles

Street-level crime

Category Count
Violence and sexual offences 75
Anti-social behaviour 60
Public order 22
Criminal damage and arson 16
Shoplifting 11
Other theft 5
Drugs 4
Other crime 4
Bicycle theft 3
Possession of weapons 3
Burglary 2
Robbery 2
Theft from the person 1
Vehicle crime 1
Total incidents 209

Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name Type Distance Ofsted
The Gattons Infant School Primary 0.2 miles Good — 18 Jun 2024
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School Primary 0.3 miles Good — 23 Mar 2023
Southway Junior School Primary 0.3 miles Good — 24 Jul 2019
Hambrook School Other 0.6 miles Good — 19 Jun 2024
The Burgess Hill Academy Secondary 0.6 miles Good — 21 May 2019

Rental Comparables

Rental listings exist nearby, but none matched the 4-bedroom count for this property.

Rent-driven metrics

Based on Area rent estimate.

Rent ratio 0.25%
Max investor price (0.8%) £176,875
Target investor price (1%) £141,500
  • Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
  • Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
  • Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
  • Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).