4 South Street, Ditchling, Hassocks, BN6 8UQ

4 South Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Ditchling, Hassocks, Hassocks (BN6 8UQ). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 4 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.

One planning application is currently pending a decision in 2024. At 48 m² it sits well below the postcode median (86 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold September 2021 for £370,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1999–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£716/sq ft) was about 100% above the typical sold price in the postcode.