The Old Rectory, Lewes Road, Westmeston, Hassocks, BN6 8RL

The Old Rectory is a detached house in Westmeston, Hassocks, Hassocks (BN6 8RL). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1389 sq ft) and council tax band H. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89). Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.

Held since October 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 129 m² the property is well over the postcode median (66 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 89% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £1,668,000 sits 152.7% above the 1997 sale of £660,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£475/sq ft) was about 183.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.