16 High Street, Ditchling, Hassocks, BN6 8TA
About 16 High Street
16 High Street is a mid-terrace house in Ditchling, Hassocks, Hassocks (BN6 8TA). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 3-band jump.
5 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 4 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 45 m² it's 24.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (60 m² median across 11 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 Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
16 High Street has 5 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Jan 2004ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
- Reference
- LW/03/2409
- Jan 2004ExtensionHeritageIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Listed Building application for the erection of a single storey rear extension.
- Reference
- LW/03/2408
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
16 High Street has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£262,000
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 8TA: £460,000 (2022–2015).
Nearby sales in BN6 8TA
10 High Street, Ditchling, Hassocks, BN6 8TA
Sold Aug 2022
£360,00028 High Street, Ditchling, Hassocks, BN6 8TA
Sold Sept 2019
£1,000,00020 High Street, Ditchling, Hassocks, BN6 8TA
Sold May 2018
£460,00036 High Street, Ditchling, Hassocks, BN6 8TA
Sold Feb 2018
£650,000The Sandrock, Flat 2, 26 High Street, Ditchling, Hassocks, BN6 8TA
Sold Aug 2014
£258,000
Everything we know about 16 High Street, 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 High Street homes
On habitable rooms, 16 High Street runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
63 (D)
Street avg 61 (D)
Floor Area
45 m²
Street avg 74 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 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
0.0 km
The Sandrock Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 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
47.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.1dB