8 Bishops Close, Hurstpierpoint, Hassocks, BN6 9XU

8 Bishops Close is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Hurstpierpoint, Hassocks, Hassocks (BN6 9XU). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2013) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since December 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Poor and main heating went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since April 1999, a hold of 27 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 81 m² it sits well below the postcode median (122 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £415,000 sits 297.1% above the 1999 sale of £104,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£120/sq ft) was about 61.3% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2018.