47 Orchard Way, Hurstpierpoint, Hassocks, BN6 9UB

47 Orchard Way is a three-bedroom detached house in Hurstpierpoint, Hassocks, Hassocks (BN6 9UB). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in August 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility.

Across 2013–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£662/sq ft) was about 144.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 80 m² it's 28.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (112 m² median across 24 EPCs). Last sale on file: £570,000 in October 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.