40 Keymer Road, Hassocks, BN6 8AP

40 Keymer Road is an end-of-terrace house in Hassocks (BN6 8AP). It has a recorded floor area of 156 m² (around 1679 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since December 2008. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump.

At 156 m² the property is well over the postcode median (56 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £637,000 sits 311% above the 2015 sale of £155,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£92/sq ft) was about 52.5% below the postcode norm. On the market in July 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years. 4 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused.