1 Wellcroft Cottages, Church Lane, Albourne, Hassocks, BN6 9BZ
About 1 Wellcroft Cottages
1 Wellcroft Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Albourne, Hassocks, Hassocks (BN6 9BZ). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows an F (score 31), 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. The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 77 m² it's 24.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (102 m² median across 5 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2004–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £588,000 is 23% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£577/sq ft) was about 36.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in June 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2017.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
1 Wellcroft Cottages 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Jan 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Dec 2017PorchFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Proposed front porch and single storey side and rear extension and two storey rear extension.
Extension- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/17/4230
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1 Wellcroft Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£588,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 12 years.
£478,000
Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
16 June 2016Most recent
£478,000
+66.3%over 12 years30 March 2004
£287,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN6 9BZ: £440,000 (2025–2002).
Nearby sales in BN6 9BZ
6 Wellcroft Cottages, Church Lane, Albourne, Hassocks, BN6 9BZ
Sold Mar 2025
£638,00010 Wellcroft Cottages, Church Lane, Albourne, Hassocks, BN6 9BZ
Sold Sept 2017
£595,0007 Wellcroft Cottages, Church Lane, Albourne, Hassocks, BN6 9BZ
Sold Feb 2016
£440,0003 Wellcroft Cottages, Church Lane, Albourne, Hassocks, BN6 9BZ
Sold Sept 2002
£235,0002 Wellcroft Cottages, Church Lane, Albourne, Hassocks, BN6 9BZ
Sold May 1997
£98,000
Everything we know about 1 Wellcroft Cottages, 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 Church Lane homes
On epc rating, 1 Wellcroft Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,208
Street avg £4,313
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 110 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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
0.5 km
Holders — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Albourne Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.1dB