23 High Street, Ditchling, Hassocks, BN6 8SY

23 High Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Ditchling, Hassocks, Hassocks (BN6 8SY). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2010 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good, lighting went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 95), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on wood logs.

Across 1997–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £266,000 sits 61.2% above the 2011 sale of £165,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£393/sq ft) was about 23.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 39 m² it sits well below the postcode median (106 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 14 years since the last transfer (December 2011).