28 Common Lane, Ditchling, Hassocks, BN6 8TJ
About 28 Common Lane
28 Common Lane is a four-bedroom detached house in Ditchling, Hassocks, Hassocks (BN6 8TJ). It has a recorded floor area of 457 m² (around 4919 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band H. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
At 457 m² the property is well over the postcode median (170 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £2,678,000 sits 56.1% above the 2024 sale of £1,716,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£349/sq ft) was about 27.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: March 2024 at £1,716,000.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms4
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- OutbuildingsYes
- LandYes
- Swimming poolYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
28 Common Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Dec 2024ConditionsIn report
Discharge of Conditions 7 (external materials), 9 (bat licence) and 13 (ecological design strategy) related to Planning Approval SDNP/24/02629/HOUS
- Agent
- Thornton Architecture + Design
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- SDNP/24/04574/DCOND
- Oct 2024ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey
Two storey gable roof front extensions, rear dormer extensions, single storey hipped roof north side extension, demolition of existing outbuildings, fenestration alterations, replacement detached garage, pool house and associated external works
- Agent
- Thornton Architecture + Design
- Documents
- 52 docs on file
- Reference
- SDNP/24/02629/HOUS
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
28 Common Lane valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£2,678,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,716,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 March 2024Most recent
£1,716,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN6 8TJ: £1,025,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in BN6 8TJ
12 Common Lane, Ditchling, Hassocks, BN6 8TJ
Sold Sept 2023
£1,730,00036 Common Lane, Ditchling, Hassocks, BN6 8TJ
Sold Dec 2021
£1,025,00018 Common Lane, Ditchling, Hassocks, BN6 8TJ
Sold Aug 2019
£932,00038 Common Lane, Ditchling, Hassocks, BN6 8TJ
Sold Sept 2015
£985,0004 Common Lane, Ditchling, Hassocks, BN6 8TJ
Sold Dec 2014
£500,000
Everything we know about 28 Common Lane, 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 Common Lane homes
28 Common Lane is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£3,755
Street avg £3,766
Floor Area
457 m²
Street avg 165 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
16.0 t/year
Street avg 6.5 t/year
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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
Dumbrells Court Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Ditchling St Margaret's Church of England Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB