Rumpus Cottage, Streat Lane, Streat, Hassocks, BN6 8SB
About Rumpus Cottage
Rumpus Cottage is a detached house in Streat, Hassocks, Hassocks (BN6 8SB). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on oil.
At 116 m² it sits well below the postcode median (248 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £620,000 is 29.2% above the 2022 sale price. Sold April 2022 for £480,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Rumpus Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
8applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£620,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.0% per year over 23 years.
£480,000
Growth on file: 2.0% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
27 April 2022Most recent
£480,000
+60.0%over 23 years18 November 1998
£300,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in BN6 8SB: £762,500 (2023–2003).
Nearby sales in BN6 8SB
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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 Streat Lane homes
Rumpus Cottage is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
64 (D)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
116 m²
Street avg 236 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 7.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 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
1.1 km
Fountain Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
1.6 km
Plumpton Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB