20 East Gardens, Ditchling, Hassocks, BN6 8ST
About 20 East Gardens
20 East Gardens is a semi-detached house in Ditchling, Hassocks, Hassocks (BN6 8ST). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 83 m² it's 28.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (116 m² median across 18 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Aug 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Aug 2014ConditionsIn report
Discharge of condition 2 relating to planning approval SDNP/14/02351/HOUS
- Agent
- DPS Sussex Ltd
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- SDNP/14/03543/DCOND
- Jun 2014ConservatoryFullIn report
Replace existing flat roof over existing two storey side extension, replace existing ground floor conservatory with a two storey rear extension
- Agent
- DPS Sussex Ltd
Extension- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- SDNP/14/02351/HOUS
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
20 East Gardens has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£480,000
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 8ST: £540,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in BN6 8ST
19 East Gardens, Ditchling, Hassocks, BN6 8ST
Sold Oct 2023
£400,00030 East Gardens, Ditchling, Hassocks, BN6 8ST
Sold Jun 2021
£860,00021 East Gardens, Ditchling, Hassocks, BN6 8ST
Sold Nov 2020
£630,00024 East Gardens, Ditchling, Hassocks, BN6 8ST
Sold Dec 2018
£540,00025 East Gardens, Ditchling, Hassocks, BN6 8ST
Sold May 2017
£690,000
Everything we know about 20 East Gardens, 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 East Gardens homes
20 East Gardens is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
54 (E)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 136 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 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
0.2 km
The Sandrock Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Ditchling St Margaret's Church of England Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.6dB