5 Cottage Homes, Ditchling, Hassocks, BN6 8TW
About 5 Cottage Homes
5 Cottage Homes is a mid-terrace house in Ditchling, Hassocks, Hassocks (BN6 8TW). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2019) 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 September 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good; while main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2012. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- May 2012Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 Large Evergreen in communal gardens opposite no's. 5&6 Cottage Homes reduce by 50% and trim sides hard
- Agent
- F A Bartlett Tree Experts Co Ltd
- Council
- Ditchling The Cottage Homes Conservation
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- TW/12/0047/STCA/NP
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Sales history & valuation
5 Cottage Homes has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£519,000
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.
Everything we know about 5 Cottage Homes, 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 Cottage Homes homes
5 Cottage Homes outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
63 (D)
Street avg 57 (D)
Floor Area
112 m²
Street avg 104 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 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
0.1 km
South View — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 km
Ditchling St Margaret's Church of England Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.1dB