18 Shirleys, Ditchling, Hassocks, BN6 8UD

18 Shirleys is a three-bedroom detached house in Ditchling, Hassocks, Hassocks (BN6 8UD). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 119 m² it sits well below the postcode median (184 m² across 23 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. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £860,000 is 32.3% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£507/sq ft) was about 28% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 11 years since the last transfer (May 2015).