97a, High Street, Hurstpierpoint, Hassocks, BN6 9RE

97a is a three-bedroom detached house in Hurstpierpoint, Hassocks, Hassocks (BN6 9RE). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1083 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2010) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (January 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 62). The latest certificate is from April 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 101 m² this is the 5th smallest of 17 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 46–419 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 17 units on file.

At 101 m² it sits well below the postcode median (147 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 12 years since the last transfer (December 2013). Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1998–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £320,000 is 45.5% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£203/sq ft) was about 38.2% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2021.