Swallowfield Cottage, Keymer Road, Keymer, Hassocks, BN6 8QU
About Swallowfield Cottage
Swallowfield Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Keymer, Hassocks, Hassocks (BN6 8QU). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2013) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Today's modelled estimate of £493,000 sits 56.5% above the 2013 sale of £315,000. At 76 m² it sits well below the postcode median (151 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sold in December 2013, so it's been off the market for around 12 years. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2015.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 31 Jul 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Dec 2015DemolitionFullIn report
Demolition of existing outbuildings and replacement with new buildings in same footprint except 0.9 metre East extension to new study room.
Extension- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/15/4293
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£493,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£315,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 December 2013Most recent
£315,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN6 8QU: £615,000 (2022–1996).
Nearby sales in BN6 8QU
Keymer Park, Milkwood, Keymer Road, Keymer, Hassocks, BN6 8QU
Sold Apr 2022
£615,0002 Keymer Park, Keymer Road, Keymer, Hassocks, BN6 8QU
Sold Dec 2020
£730,000Swallowfield House, Keymer Road, Keymer, Hassocks, BN6 8QU
Sold Oct 2008
£785,000Keymer Park, Clovelly, Keymer Road, Keymer, Hassocks, BN6 8QU
Sold Jan 1996
£4,750
Everything we know about Swallowfield Cottage, in one report
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 Keymer Road homes
Swallowfield Cottage is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
49 (E)
Street avg 61 (D)
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 138 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Beacon Hurst — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
The Windmills Junior School. 4 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
48.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB