Cottage Garth, Underhill Lane, Clayton, Hassocks, BN6 9PJ

Cottage Garth is a semi-detached house in Clayton, Hassocks, Hassocks (BN6 9PJ). It has a recorded floor area of 233 m² (around 2508 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since April 2014. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). Main heating runs on oil.

At 233 m² the property is well over the postcode median (141 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 17.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£465/sq ft) was about 38% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2020 at £1,165,000.