5 Clayton Avenue, Hassocks, BN6 8HB
About 5 Clayton Avenue
5 Clayton Avenue is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Hassocks (BN6 8HB). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (February 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Last sale on file: £555,000 in December 2020. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2006–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £648,000 is 16.8% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£460/sq ft) was about 29.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. At 112 m² it's 26.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (151 m² median across 6 EPCs).
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenfront_and_rear
- GarageYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Aug 2023FullIn report
Proposed shed removal and garage erection with tiled pitched roof and breeze block walls with wood cladding.
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/23/1726
- Mar 2010New BuildFullIn report
Construction of a detached, single storey, sustainable Eco dwelling
- Agent
- George Baxter Associates Ltd
- Documents
- 52 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/00104/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2006.
£648,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 15 years.
£555,000
Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
11 December 2020Most recent
£555,000
+37.0%over 6 years7 May 2014
£405,000
-1.2%7 May 2014
£410,000
+50.7%over 8 years21 February 2006
£272,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN6 8HB: £475,000 (2019–2010).
Nearby sales in BN6 8HB
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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 Clayton Avenue homes
5 Clayton Avenue outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,955
Street avg £3,967
Floor Area
112 m²
Street avg 149 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 6.0 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
Post Office — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Hassocks Infant School. 6 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.3dB