38 Common Lane, Ditchling, Hassocks, BN6 8TJ
About 38 Common Lane
38 Common Lane is a four-bedroom detached house in Ditchling, Hassocks, Hassocks (BN6 8TJ). It has a recorded floor area of 205 m² (around 2207 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 205 m² it's 20.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (170 m² median across 13 EPCs). Across 1999–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,234,000 is 25.3% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£446/sq ft) was about 52% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 11 years since the last transfer (September 2015).
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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
Outside
- OutbuildingsYes
- Swimming poolYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
38 Common Lane'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Jun 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Feb 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey
Proposed first floor rear extension and two storey side extension
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- SDNP/17/06480/HOUS
- Aug 2016Loft ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Demolition of two storey garage/store and erection of a two storey side extension, loft conversion with rear dormer and front rooflight, replacement of a pool house and widening of front driveway
- Agent
- ADC Ltd
Extension- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- SDNP/16/03357/HOUS
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 38 Common Lane
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1999.
£1,234,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 16 years.
£985,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
1 September 2015Most recent
£985,000
+155.8%over 15 years26 November 1999
£385,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN6 8TJ: £1,600,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in BN6 8TJ
28 Common Lane, Ditchling, Hassocks, BN6 8TJ
Sold Mar 2024
£1,716,00012 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
£932,0004 Common Lane, Ditchling, Hassocks, BN6 8TJ
Sold Dec 2014
£500,000
Everything we know about 38 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
38 Common Lane is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£4,805
Street avg £3,661
Floor Area
205 m²
Street avg 185 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.6 t/year
Street avg 7.0 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