20 Ockley Lane, Hassocks, BN6 8BB

20 Ockley Lane is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Hassocks (BN6 8BB). It has a recorded floor area of 189 m² (around 2034 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since February 2016. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).

At 189 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2016–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £668,000 is 18.2% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£278/sq ft) was about 19.2% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused. Most recent transfer: August 2020 at £565,000.