Little Dobells, Ditchling Common, Ditchling, Hassocks, BN6 8SF
About Little Dobells
Little Dobells is a three-bedroom detached house in Ditchling, Hassocks, Hassocks (BN6 8SF). It has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (around 1475 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Period features are noted in the property record.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £718,000 is 23.3% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£395/sq ft) was about 82.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2019 at £582,500.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Little Dobells's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Little Dobells has an approved front extension on the planning record.
- Mar 2025ConditionsIn report
Variation of condition 1 (Plans) relating to approval LW/22/0240 - Omission of second storey over the garage area, 4No. Velux windows in the rear roof area, using the original roof line
- Agent
- AlltoPlan
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- LW/24/0694
- May 2022PorchFullIn report
Extension: Front of property
Replacement two storey front extension over existing single storey garage with pitched roof and 2no. side facing windows, 4no. rooflights, and removal of existing front porch and door with replacement front porch and door
- Agent
- AlltoPlan
Extension- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- LW/22/0240
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Little Dobells valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£718,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£582,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 October 2019Most recent
£582,500
Median price across the last 4 sales in BN6 8SF: £383,000 (2022–1997).
Everything we know about Little Dobells, 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
EPC Rating
44 (E)
Street avg 44 (E)
Floor Area
137 m²
Street avg 267 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.6 t/year
Street avg 16.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB