Muddleswood Crossroads, 2 Muddleswood Cottages, Brighton Road, Newtimber, Hassocks, BN6 9BP
About Muddleswood Crossroads
Muddleswood Crossroads is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Newtimber, Hassocks, Hassocks (BN6 9BP). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 103), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on wood logs. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 64 m² it sits well below the postcode median (105 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2025. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.4% per year. Last sale on file: £350,000 in July 2024.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Muddleswood Crossroads has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Mar 2025ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of a single storey rear extension extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4m, to a maximum height of 3m and the height to the eaves to 3m.
- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/25/0066
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£375,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.4% per year over 20 years.
£350,000
Growth on file: 3.4% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
9 July 2024Most recent
£350,000
+96.6%over 20 years17 June 2004
£178,000
Median price across the last 2 sales in BN6 9BP: £290,250 (2012–2003).
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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 Brighton Road homes
Floor Area for Muddleswood Crossroads lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
44 (E)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
64 m²
Street avg 110 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.6 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Muddleswood Cottages — bus stop.
Closest school
1.9 km
Albourne Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
50.6dB