45 Chestnut Drive, Hassocks, BN6 8AZ
About 45 Chestnut Drive
45 Chestnut Drive is a semi-detached house in Hassocks (BN6 8AZ). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (June 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 94), a 2-band jump.
At 51 m² it sits well below the postcode median (77 m² across 41 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£219/sq ft) was about 33.4% below the postcode norm. Sold June 2021 for £120,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2021.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
45 Chestnut Drive's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water system upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
Solar water heating installed
Planning history
- Jun 2021ConditionsIn report
Modification of planning obligation for 04/02313/FUL. We are seeking to vary Clause 4.8 of the Section 106 Agreement dated 7 February 2007 which is the mortgagee exclusion clause so that a new clause is inserted which will meet the requirements of a lender.
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/20/1456
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£130,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£120,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
1 June 2021Most recent
£120,000
17 March 2017
£120,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN6 8AZ: £525,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in BN6 8AZ
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Chestnut Drive homes
On floor area, 45 Chestnut Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,353
Street avg £3,717
Floor Area
51 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.1 t/year
Street avg 1.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Adastra Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Hassocks Infant School. 8 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.7dB