17 The Dymocks, Ditchling, Hassocks, BN6 8SU

17 The Dymocks is a two-bedroom detached house in Ditchling, Hassocks, Hassocks (BN6 8SU). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2020) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (May 2020); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Poor; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on dual fuel.

At 56 m² it sits well below the postcode median (134 m² across 12 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. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £539,000 is 16.8% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£765/sq ft) was about 108.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £461,317 in September 2020.