Church Cottage, Lewes Road, Westmeston, Hassocks, BN6 8RH

Church Cottage is a five-bedroom detached house in Westmeston, Hassocks, Hassocks (BN6 8RH). It has a recorded floor area of 208 m² (around 2239 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in May 2017 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and window efficiency went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in August 2010. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 208 m² the property is well over the postcode median (136 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1995–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,291,000 sits 63.4% above the 2010 sale of £790,000. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.