4 Hassock Wood, Keston, BR2 6HX
About 4 Hassock Wood
4 Hassock Wood is a six-bedroom detached house in Keston (BR2 6HX). It has a recorded floor area of 238 m² (around 2562 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows a C (score 71). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since March 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good.
Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in February 1998. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 238 m² the property is well over the postcode median (150 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 5 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £1,276,000 sits 264.6% above the 1998 sale of £350,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£137/sq ft) was about 77.6% below the postcode norm. 8 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension, a porch and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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
- Bedrooms6
Energy performance
4 Hassock Wood'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
4 Hassock Wood has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Oct 2025Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 Sweet Chestnut - Crown reduce height by 4m and spread by 3m to leave a finished height of 16m and a spread of 9m T2 Oak - Crown reduce height by 3m and spread by 2m to leave a finished height of 15m and a spread of 8m. SUBJECT TO TPO 36 (9.2.1968)
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/03156/TPO
- Feb 2020Loft ConversionFullIn report
Construction of two front dormer windows and two rear dormer windows
- Agent
- Lioncrest Designs Limited
- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/04979/FULL6
What's in 4 Hassock Wood, Keston, BR2 6HX's planning history?
6 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
4 Hassock Wood's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£1,276,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£350,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
10 February 1998Most recent
£350,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BR2 6HX: £1,050,000 (2024–2022).
Everything we know about 4 Hassock Wood, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Hassock Wood homes
4 Hassock Wood is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,471
Street avg £6,781
Floor Area
238 m²
Street avg 154 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 6.8 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
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Rolinsden Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Keston Church of England Primary School. 14 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
49.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.8dB