79 Grand Avenue, Hassocks, BN6 8DD

79 Grand Avenue is a four-bedroom detached house in Hassocks (BN6 8DD). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1528 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2021) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a corner plot.

At 142 m² it's 18.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (120 m² median across 13 EPCs). Across 2009–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£481/sq ft) was about 84.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold April 2022 for £735,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.