3 Beacon Hurst, Hassocks, BN6 8RE

3 Beacon Hurst is a three-bedroom detached house in Hassocks (BN6 8RE). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 857 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2012) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since February 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

At 80 m² it sits well below the postcode median (229 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £713,000 is 35.8% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£613/sq ft) was about 213.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in October 2013, so it's been off the market for around 13 years. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.