2 Oak Cottages, Truslers Hill Lane, Albourne, Hassocks, BN6 9JN
About 2 Oak Cottages
2 Oak Cottages is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Albourne, Hassocks, Hassocks (BN6 9JN). It has a recorded floor area of 174 m² (around 1873 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
It changed hands recently, sold February 2025 for £1,060,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£566/sq ft) was about 107.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 5 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. At 174 m² it's 28.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (242 m² median across 3 EPCs).
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- OutbuildingsYes
- LandYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Oak Cottages has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Aug 2025Tree WorksTreesIn report
Oak : Reduce growth by 2.5 - 3m back to live growth point.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/25/1913
- Apr 2022ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed single storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/22/0511
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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
2 Oak Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,037,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,060,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 February 2025Most recent
£1,060,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN6 9JN: £840,000 (2022–2009).
Everything we know about 2 Oak 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 Truslers Hill Lane homes
2 Oak Cottages is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£6,092
Street avg £4,083
Floor Area
174 m²
Street avg 266 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 10 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 16.3 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
High Cross — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
Albourne Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.8dB