26a, Lodge Lane, Hassocks, BN6 8NA

26a is a four-bedroom detached house in Hassocks (BN6 8NA). It has a recorded floor area of 173 m² (around 1862 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (October 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).

At 173 m² the property is well over the postcode median (48 m² across 28 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2007–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £942,000 is 27.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£397/sq ft) was about 51.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 7 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused. Last sale on file: £740,000 in March 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.