49a, Kings Drive, Hassocks, BN6 8DY

49a is a three-bedroom detached house in Hassocks (BN6 8DY). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2012) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Good to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good. The latest certificate is from August 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal.

Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs). Across 2012–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £540,000 is 14.9% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£470/sq ft) was about 46% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £470,000 in September 2020. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2011.