5 Highfield Drive, Hurstpierpoint, Hassocks, BN6 9AT

5 Highfield Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Hurstpierpoint, Hassocks, Hassocks (BN6 9AT). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in February 2015 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on electricity. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility.

It changed hands recently, sold July 2025 for £600,000. At 77 m² it sits well below the postcode median (122 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1995–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£724/sq ft) was about 115.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2025.