Middleton Manor, Lewes Road, Westmeston, Hassocks, BN6 8RL
About Middleton Manor
Middleton Manor is an end-of-terrace house in Westmeston, Hassocks, Hassocks (BN6 8RL). It has a recorded floor area of 732 m² (around 7879 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 732 m² the property is well over the postcode median (66 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 7 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a basement excavation, an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Middleton Manor's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Hot water efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Middleton Manor has been through 6 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Mar 2020HeritageIn report
Minor alternations on the 1st floor to the property
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- SDNP/19/05271/LIS
- Jun 2016BasementHeritageIn report
Creation of openings for two pipes, 90mm in diameter, through rendered brick wall (previously a doorway) and route under ground level into basement to allow entry for ground source heat pump flow and return pipes and associated internal connections and reinstatement of previous internal doorway (currently forming hatch to oil tank room)
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- SDNP/16/02250/LIS
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Middleton Manor has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£1,934,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 4 sales in BN6 8RL: £717,000 (2012–1997).
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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 Lewes Road homes
On floor area, Middleton Manor stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
39 (E)
Street avg 54 (E)
Floor Area
732 m²
Street avg 214 m²
CO₂ Emissions
26.0 t/year
Street avg 9.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
13 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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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
0.5 km
Middleton Manor — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 km
Plumpton College. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.7dB