4 Oakvale Cottages, Henfield Road, Albourne, Hassocks, BN6 9DP
About 4 Oakvale Cottages
4 Oakvale Cottages is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Albourne, Hassocks, Hassocks (BN6 9DP). It has a recorded floor area of 177 m² (around 1905 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. Earlier certificates rated it C (December 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.
Today's modelled estimate of £582,000 is 45.5% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£210/sq ft) was about 94.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Most recent transfer: July 2019 at £400,000.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Heating systemelectric
Energy performance
4 Oakvale Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Jun 2017SubdivisionFullIn report
Retrospective application for subdivision of existing end of terrace to form two no. independent dwellings.
Retrospective- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/17/1500
- Sept 2015New BuildAmendmentIn report
Independent 3 bedroom end of terrace two-storey residential dwelling.
- Documents
- 42 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/15/1398
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 4 Oakvale Cottages was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£582,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£400,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 July 2019Most recent
£400,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN6 9DP: £162,000 (2012–1998).
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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- Larger development activity nearby
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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
High Cross — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Albourne 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
46.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB