Underhill, Underhill Lane, Westmeston, Hassocks, BN6 8XG
About Underhill
Underhill is a detached house in Westmeston, Hassocks, Hassocks (BN6 8XG). It has a recorded floor area of 135 m² (around 1453 sq ft) and council tax band G. The latest certificate (January 2018) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
6 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 135 m² it's 26.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (183 m² median across 8 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £1,134,000 is 33.4% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£585/sq ft) was about 177% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold May 2019 for £850,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Underhill's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
- Oct 2023ConditionsIn report
Discharge of Condition 4e (tree monitoring survey) related to Planning Approval SDNP/19/01577/HOUS
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- SDNP/23/02240/DCOND
- Oct 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side of property
Extension to existing open sided porch on east elevation
- Agent
- Sally Williams Architects
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- SDNP/21/04476/HOUS
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Underhill was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,134,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£850,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
9 May 2019Most recent
£850,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN6 8XG: £325,000 (2018–1998).
Nearby sales in BN6 8XG
Stable 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
£229,000Canters, Underhill Lane, Westmeston, Hassocks, BN6 8XG
Sold Apr 1998
£185,000
Everything we know about Underhill, 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
Underhill outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,296
Street avg £2,528
Floor Area
135 m²
Street avg 189 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.7 t/year
Street avg 9.0 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
0.2 km
Underhill Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 km
Ditchling St Margaret's Church of England Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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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