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18 Beacon Road, Ditchling, Hassocks, BN6 8UL

5 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
206 m²
2219 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 30
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 18 Beacon Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

18 Beacon Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Ditchling, Hassocks, Hassocks (BN6 8UL). It has a recorded floor area of 206 m² (around 2219 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2010) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The latest certificate is from September 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

At 206 m² the property is well over the postcode median (154 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Sold February 2019 for £1,075,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1999–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£485/sq ft) was about 42.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • StudyYes
  • ConservatoryYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

18 Beacon Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Sept 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F30
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
19.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Beacon Road, Ditchling, Hassocks, BN6 8UL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 Beacon Road has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

8applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1999.

Current estimate

£1,178,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 20 years.

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Last sold (2019)

£1,075,000

Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 15 February 2019Most recent

    £1,075,000

    +43.3%over 7 years
  2. 25 February 2011

    £750,000

    +12.4%over 2 years
  3. 31 July 2008

    £667,500

    +16.7%over 2 years
  4. 31 August 2005

    £572,000

    +100.7%over 6 years
  5. 1 August 1999

    £285,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN6 8UL: £1,275,000 (2024–2018).

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On the street

Versus other Beacon Road homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 18 Beacon Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,215

Street avg £5,030

On par

Floor Area

206 m²

Street avg 165 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

19.0 t/year

Street avg 6.8 t/year

Strongly below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Hassocks district page.

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

0.2 km

The Bull — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Ditchling St Margaret's Church of England Primary School. 4 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BN6 8UL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for BN6 8UL

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for BN6 8UL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.8dB

Low
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
Map

Everything within walking distance

Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 34 points of interest in total.
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 18 Beacon Road, Ditchling, Hassocks, BN6 8UL. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.