Little Shepherds, Gatehouse Lane, Goddards Green, Hassocks, BN6 9LE
About Little Shepherds
Little Shepherds is a three-bedroom detached house in Goddards Green, Hassocks, Hassocks (BN6 9LE). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.
At 120 m² it sits well below the postcode median (223 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 4 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Today's modelled estimate of £673,000 is 21.3% above the 2021 sale price. Last sale on file: £555,000 in April 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- DrivewayYes
- LandYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Nov 2023ConditionsIn report
Discharge of condition 3 in relation to DM/22/3655
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/23/0499
- Jan 2023Demolition And RebuildFullIn report
Proposal to demolish the existing defective building and replace it with a new, energy efficient detached chalet style house together with attached garage and vehicle parking. (amended site plan 11/01)
- Documents
- 24 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/22/3655
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Little Shepherds
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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£673,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£555,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 April 2021Most recent
£555,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN6 9LE: £650,000 (2023–2004).
Nearby sales in BN6 9LE
Gatehouse Farm, Gatehouse Lane, Goddards Green, Hassocks, BN6 9LE
Sold Jan 2023
£1,250,000West End Farm, Gatehouse Lane, Goddards Green, Hassocks, BN6 9LE
Sold Mar 2018
£21,294,239Orchard House, Gatehouse Lane, Goddards Green, Hassocks, BN6 9LE
Sold Jun 2011
£650,000Twinoaks, Gatehouse Lane, Goddards Green, Hassocks, BN6 9LE
Sold Dec 2006
£635,000Downsview, Gatehouse Lane, Goddards Green, Hassocks, BN6 9LE
Sold Aug 1999
£309,501
Everything we know about Little Shepherds, 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 Gatehouse Lane homes
Floor Area for Little Shepherds lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,625
Street avg £59,295
Floor Area
120 m²
Street avg 226 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 8.6 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
West End Farm North — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
St Paul's Catholic College. 7 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.6dB