What type of property is 1 Church Cottages, The Street, BN6 8RJ?

1 Church Cottages, The Street, BN6 8RJ is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 1 Church Cottages, The Street, BN6 8RJ?

1 Church Cottages, The Street, BN6 8RJ last sold for £580,000 in September 2020, around 6 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £270,000 in January 2006. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 1 Church Cottages, The Street, BN6 8RJ?

Across 4 sales between January 2006 and September 2020, 1 Church Cottages, The Street, BN6 8RJ rose from £270,000 to £580,000, a change of £310,000. That works out to roughly +5.4% per year compounded over 15 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 1 Church Cottages, The Street, BN6 8RJ?

The current EPC rating for 1 Church Cottages, The Street, BN6 8RJ is F with a score of 36 out of 100, lodged in October 2025. It has improved from a G recorded in December 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 1 Church Cottages, The Street, BN6 8RJ?

1 Church Cottages, The Street, BN6 8RJ has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (893 sq ft), around 28 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 1 Church Cottages, The Street, BN6 8RJ heated?

The latest EPC at 1 Church Cottages, The Street, BN6 8RJ records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has 1 Church Cottages, The Street, BN6 8RJ had any planning applications?

1 Church Cottages, The Street, BN6 8RJ has council approval for an extension granted in May 2020 under ref. SDNP/20/01209/HOUS. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 1 Church Cottages, The Street, BN6 8RJ?

1 Church Cottages, The Street, BN6 8RJ is in council tax band E.

Where is 1 Church Cottages, The Street, BN6 8RJ located?

1 Church Cottages, The Street, BN6 8RJ sits in Westmeston, Hassocks, Hassocks. It falls within the BN6 postcode district in East Sussex.

Is 1 Church Cottages, The Street, BN6 8RJ in a safe area?

Police records around 1 Church Cottages, The Street, BN6 8RJ show an average of 1 reported crimes per month over the last 3 months. Criminal damage arson makes up roughly 50% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 1 Church Cottages, The Street, BN6 8RJ?

The closest primary school to 1 Church Cottages, The Street, BN6 8RJ is Ditchling St Margaret's Church of England Primary School (1.7km). The closest secondary is Plumpton College (2.1km).

What is the nearest station to 1 Church Cottages, The Street, BN6 8RJ?

The closest bus stop to 1 Church Cottages, The Street, BN6 8RJ is Church, 97m away. In total there are 20 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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1 Church Cottages, The Street, Westmeston, Hassocks, BN6 8RJ

4 sales on record7 planning records

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

83 m²

893 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 36

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 1 Church Cottages

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

1 Church Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Westmeston, Hassocks, Hassocks (BN6 8RJ). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in December 2016 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. Period features are noted in the property record.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Sold September 2020 for £580,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 7 planning records sit against the property, 7 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2006–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £651,000 is 12.2% above the 2020 sale price.

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Risks

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenfront_and_rear
Parkingoff_street

Building

Period featuresYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

1 Church Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

Current Certificate(1 of 3)

Oct 2025

EPC Rating

F36

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

1.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Aug 2019from Dec 2016

Heating System

Gas BoilerRoom Heaters

Heating system changed

Heating Controls

Prog + TRVsProg + Stat

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Hot Water

Main SystemImmersion (Off-Peak)

Hot water system changed

Oct 2025from Aug 2019

EPC improved fromG20toF36

Hot Water

PoorAverage

Hot water efficiency improved

Walls

Very PoorPoor

Wall insulation improved

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Church Cottages, The Street, Westmeston, Hassocks, BN6 8RJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Church Cottages has been through 7 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.

May 2020
PorchFull
In report
New front porch and revised fenestration to left elevation
Agent
Mark A Chadd Ltd architecturalSERVICES
Extension
Documents
11 docs on file
Reference
SDNP/20/01209/HOUS
View planning record
Sept 2018
Full
In report
Section 73A retrospective application for wooden trellis
Retrospective
Documents
10 docs on file
Reference
SDNP/18/03491/HOUS
View planning record

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

1 Church Cottages has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2006.

Current estimate

£651,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 15 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£580,000

Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

10 September 2020Most recent
£580,000
+9.4%over 2 years
25 October 2017
£530,000
+68.3%over 7 years
17 December 2009
£315,000
+16.7%over 3 years
19 January 2006
£270,000

Median price across the last 3 sales in BN6 8RJ: £250,000 (2002–1997).

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On the street

Versus other The Street homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 1 Church Cottages runs well behind the street norm.

EPC Rating

36 (F)

Street avg 47 (E)

Strongly below

Floor Area

83 m²

Street avg 80 m²

Above

CO₂ Emissions

1.7 t/year

Street avg 5.9 t/year

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Hassocks district page.

Full Hassocks report

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

0.1 km

Church — bus stop.

Closest school

1.7 km

Ditchling St Margaret's Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BN6 8RJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for BN6 8RJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

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Everything within walking distance

Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 22 points of interest in total.

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