Fir Cottage, Spring Lane, Clayton, Hassocks, BN6 9PN

Fir Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Clayton, Hassocks, Hassocks (BN6 9PN). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was G, the property has climbed 4 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include notable views. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 86 m² it sits well below the postcode median (181 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £564,000 sits 70.9% above the 2012 sale of £330,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£356/sq ft) was about 17.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 6 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, solar panel installation and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in June 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years.