Dobells Farm Cottage, Ditchling Common, Ditchling, Hassocks, BN6 8SF
About Dobells Farm Cottage
Dobells Farm Cottage is a semi-detached house in Ditchling, Hassocks, Hassocks (BN6 8SF). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2012) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from August 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 112 m² it's 28.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (157 m² median across 5 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Dobells Farm Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Aug 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
Dobells Farm Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
8applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Dobells Farm Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£521,000
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 5 sales in BN6 8SF: £582,500 (2022–1997).
Everything we know about Dobells Farm 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 Ditchling Common homes
On floor area, Dobells Farm Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
52 (E)
Street avg 43 (E)
Floor Area
112 m²
Street avg 272 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 16.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 8 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
0.3 km
Tidy's Depot — bus stop.
Closest school
2.1 km
Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill. 5 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
43.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB