Clayes, Underhill Lane, Westmeston, Hassocks, BN6 8XG
About Clayes
Clayes is a detached house in Westmeston, Hassocks, Hassocks (BN6 8XG). It has a recorded floor area of 253 m² (around 2723 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 253 m² the property is well over the postcode median (162 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, 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
Clayes's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Clayes has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Apr 2012FullIn report
Section 73A Retrospective Application for Continuation of use of paddock adjoining house for siting of cricket net for private family use between 1st March and 15th November each year (temporary permission sought for period of 3 years)
- Agent
- Speer Dade Planning Consultants
Retrospective- Reference
- LW/12/0225/NP
- Dec 2008FullIn report
Section 73A Retrospective application for the continued use of paddock adjoining house for the siting of cricket net for private family use between 1st March and 15th November annually. Temporary permission sought for period of three years
- Agent
- Speer Dade Planning Consultants
Retrospective- Reference
- LW/08/1163
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Clayes
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
Clayes has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£1,425,000
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.
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN6 8XG: £723,000 (2019–1998).
Nearby sales in BN6 8XG
Underhill, Underhill Lane, Westmeston, Hassocks, BN6 8XG
Sold May 2019
£850,000Stable View, Underhill Lane, Westmeston, Hassocks, BN6 8XG
Sold Oct 2018
£723,000Windrush, Underhill Lane, Westmeston, Hassocks, BN6 8XG
Sold May 2012
£750,000Westmeston Lodge, Underhill Lane, Westmeston, Hassocks, BN6 8XG
Sold Aug 2001
£325,000Chevin, Underhill Lane, Westmeston, Hassocks, BN6 8XG
Sold Sept 1998
£229,000
Everything we know about Clayes, 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 Underhill Lane homes
Floor Area for Clayes runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
52 (E)
Street avg 53 (E)
Floor Area
253 m²
Street avg 174 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.5 t/year
Street avg 9.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 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
0.2 km
Underhill Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 km
Ditchling St Margaret's Church of England Primary School. 3 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
43.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.4dB