8 The Close, Hassocks, BN6 8DW

8 The Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Hassocks (BN6 8DW). It has a recorded floor area of 157 m² (around 1690 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe.

Untraded for 22 years, with the last transfer in August 2004. At 157 m² the property is well over the postcode median (111 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2002–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 20.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £756,000 sits 83.3% above the 2004 sale of £412,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£244/sq ft) was about 27.1% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.