23 Kings Drive, Hassocks, BN6 8DX
About 23 Kings Drive
23 Kings Drive is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Hassocks (BN6 8DX). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Untraded for 24 years, with the last transfer in December 2001. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £639,000 sits 320.4% above the 2001 sale of £152,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£121/sq ft) was about 55.5% below the postcode norm.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- StudyYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- GarageYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
23 Kings Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
23 Kings Drive has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
8applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
23 Kings Drive's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (2001).
£639,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£152,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 December 2001Most recent
£152,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN6 8DX: £499,950 (2025–2014).
Everything we know about 23 Kings Drive, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Kings Drive homes
On epc rating, 23 Kings Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,299
Street avg £3,665
Floor Area
117 m²
Street avg 119 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
The Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Hassocks Infant School. 7 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB