Kings Cottage, London Road, Albourne, Hassocks, BN6 9BW
About Kings Cottage
Kings Cottage is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Albourne, Hassocks, Hassocks (BN6 9BW). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 577 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. Period features are noted in the property record. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility. The latest certificate (November 2011) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The latest certificate is from November 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
10 years since the last transfer (June 2016). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £285,000 is 23.4% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£400/sq ft) was about 109.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 54 m² it's 22.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (69 m² median across 3 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2019.
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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
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
- Utility roomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Kings Cottage's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Nov 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jan 2019ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Replacement single storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/18/4818
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Kings Cottage
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
Price for Kings Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£285,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 20 years.
£231,000
Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
9 June 2016Most recent
£231,000
+23.2%over 2 years8 August 2013
£187,500
+78.6%over 12 years9 April 2001
£105,000
+85.8%over 4 years25 April 1996
£56,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN6 9BW: £250,000 (2019–2001).
Everything we know about Kings Cottage, 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 London Road homes
EPC Rating for Kings Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,310
Street avg £3,502
Floor Area
54 m²
Street avg 65 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 4.0 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
Butts Cottages — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Albourne Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.7dB