3 North End, Ditchling, Hassocks, BN6 8TD

3 North End is a four-bedroom detached house in Ditchling, Hassocks, Hassocks (BN6 8TD). It has a recorded floor area of 280 m² (around 3014 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (November 2015) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe and outbuildings. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Held since November 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 280 m² the property is well over the postcode median (168 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £1,567,000 sits 83.3% above the 2009 sale of £855,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£284/sq ft) was about 22.7% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.