4 Barnfield Gardens, Ditchling, Hassocks, BN6 8UE
About 4 Barnfield Gardens
4 Barnfield Gardens is a detached house in Ditchling, Hassocks, Hassocks (BN6 8UE). It has a recorded floor area of 271 m² (around 2917 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in February 2014 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,483,000 is 21.9% below the 2021 sale of £1,900,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£651/sq ft) was about 108.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: April 2021 at £1,900,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
4 Barnfield Gardens's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Mar 2021Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1. Oak tree, crown reduction of sides by 1.5meters. Remove 2 lowest limbs on East side back to branch collar
- Agent
- Colwood Land Care Ltd
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- SDNP/20/05364/TPO
- Jul 2017Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1: Ash situated in back garden over house. Reduce by 3-4m over house to reduce over hand and blend in.T2: Oak situated in back garden by patio. Canopy reduction by 1.5m
- Agent
- Colwood Land Care Ltd
- Council
- Ditchling Conservation Area
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- SDNP/17/02984/TCA
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 4 Barnfield Gardens was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,483,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.9% per year over 26 years.
£1,900,000
Growth on file: 8.9% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
21 April 2021Most recent
£1,900,000
+58.3%over 5 years2 August 2015
£1,200,000
+485.4%over 20 years4 April 1995
£205,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN6 8UE: £672,000 (2024–2005).
Nearby sales in BN6 8UE
5 Barnfield Gardens, Ditchling, Hassocks, BN6 8UE
Sold Sept 2024
£1,221,0002 Barnfield Gardens, Ditchling, Hassocks, BN6 8UE
Sold Oct 2022
£1,525,0001 Barnfield Gardens, Ditchling, Hassocks, BN6 8UE
Sold Oct 2009
£420,5003 Barnfield Gardens, Ditchling, Hassocks, BN6 8UE
Sold Mar 2005
£462,5006 Barnfield Gardens, Ditchling, Hassocks, BN6 8UE
Sold Oct 1995
£170,000
Everything we know about 4 Barnfield 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 Barnfield Gardens homes
Price per m² for 4 Barnfield Gardens runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£7,011
Street avg £4,614
Floor Area
271 m²
Street avg 217 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 8.7 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
0.5 km
The Bull — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 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
44.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.1dB