47 Chestnut Drive, Hassocks, BN6 8AZ
About 47 Chestnut Drive
47 Chestnut Drive is a semi-detached house in Hassocks (BN6 8AZ). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a C (score 80), 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 roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 94), a 2-band jump.
At 52 m² it sits well below the postcode median (77 m² across 41 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold November 2022 for £290,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2015–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£518/sq ft) was about 58.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2020.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
47 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
- Dec 2020RenovationFullIn report
Creation of new window opening in first floor north west facing wall.
New Windows- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/20/4027
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
47 Chestnut Drive has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2015.
£300,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.6% per year over 8 years.
£290,000
Growth on file: 11.6% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
17 November 2022Most recent
£290,000
+28.3%over 3 years1 November 2019
£226,000
-2.9%26 September 2019
£232,650
+84.6%over 4 years9 April 2015
£126,000
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.
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- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Chestnut Drive homes
On floor area, 47 Chestnut Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,577
Street avg £3,619
Floor Area
52 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.0 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