The Old Rectory, Church Lane, Albourne, Hassocks, BN6 9BY

The Old Rectory is a seven-bedroom detached house in Albourne, Hassocks, Hassocks (BN6 9BY). It has a recorded floor area of 443 m² (around 4768 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 59). Main heating runs on oil.

Across 2008–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £2,170,000 is 48.3% below the 2025 sale of £4,200,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£881/sq ft) was about 79.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 443 m² the property is well over the postcode median (85 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 7 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. A recent sale: £4,200,000 in February 2025. 11 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 3 refused.