12a, The Close, Hassocks, BN6 8DW

12a is a three-bedroom detached house in Hassocks (BN6 8DW). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2025) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. The rating has held steady at B across 2 certificates since June 2012. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 101 m² it's 17% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (122 m² median across 10 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £918,000 is 15% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£735/sq ft) was about 142% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2022 at £798,600. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2025.