Cedar Cottage, Newtimber Place Lane, Newtimber, Hassocks, BN6 9BU

Cedar Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Newtimber, Hassocks, Hassocks (BN6 9BU). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in March 2020 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Held since November 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £691,000 sits 98% above the 2005 sale of £349,000. At 114 m² it's 28.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (89 m² median across 5 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs).