38 Grand Avenue, Hassocks, BN6 8DE

38 Grand Avenue is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Hassocks (BN6 8DE). It has a recorded floor area of 183 m² (around 1970 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a corner plot.

At 183 m² the property is well over the postcode median (104 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £640,000 sits 70.7% above the 2014 sale of £375,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£190/sq ft) was about 16% below the postcode norm. On the market in March 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.