Hassocks

Area Guide For Hassocks

Hassocks is a large village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex, England. Its name is believed to derive from the tufts of grass found in the surrounding fields. Located approximately 7 miles (11 km) north of Brighton, with a population of 6,821, the area now occupied by Hassocks was just a collection of small houses and a coaching house until the 19th century, when work started on the London to Brighton railway. Hassocks until 2000 was just a postal district and prior to that the name of the railway station. The Parishes were Clayton and Keymer, it is believed that when the railway came in 1841 the Parish Councils were given the opportunity of naming the station. But they could not agree and eventually the directors of the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway gave up waiting and named the station Hassocks Gate themselves. The area first became a centre of population around 20,000 years ago during the Stone Age]. These people were mostly nomadic until approximately 5,000 years ago. Around this time, the first farmers settled on and around the South Downs, a mile to the south of the village. They travelled from the continent, bringing with them various types

 
 

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Estimated Price: £461,321
Average Asking Price: £659,551
Price change in last one year: £54,330
Average Price Paid: £382,541
Average Rent Rates: £1,265

 
 

Property Prices Breakdown in Hassocks

Average Price for property in Hassocks is around £461,321 which varies based on type of property you are interested in and ranges from £615,992 for detached house to around £379,339 for semi-detached. Similarly terraced house is around £316,628 and a flat is worth £214,336. Values have been changing and have risen £8,055 in last 3 months alone. Similar historical trend can be observed in price changes e.g. prices changed £21,959 in last 6 months, £54,330 in last 1 year, £45,173 in last 2 years, £89,929 in last 3 years, £88,471 in last 4 years and £87,014 in last 5 years.

Currently average asking price of a property in Hassocks is around £659,551 based on approximately 248 properties for sale. Same is the case with rental options based on 23 properties up for rent, average asking rent is around £1,265 per month.

Estimated property value in Hassocks is £461,321. Average asking price is £659,551 while average price paid is £409,901 which is up by £54,330 and Avg. asking rent £1,265.Based on an Online Survey

Buyers are willing to pay high dollar prices to grab these properties because of the recent trend in real estate investment especially in Hassocks area. In last 1 year alone average price buyer paid is around £409,901 based on approximately 248 sales in Hassocks area alone. If you compare it to last 3 years sales of 809 properties where buyers paid around £396,645. It has been same for some time now for e.g. if you take an average of amount paid in last 5 years, it comes to around £382,541 for 1,358 and average amount paid for purchase of approx. 1,858 properties sold in last 7 years comes to about £374,089 per sale.

 
 

Properties For Sale in Hassocks

 
 

Breakdown of asking prices for homes of different sizes show that price varies clearly based on no of bedrooms and type of house. Asking price for a house with 2 bedroom is around £313,733, £420,069 for a 3 bedroom house, £584,093 for a 4 bedroom house and £833,618 for a 5 bedroom house. For a flat similarly the prices varies from £193,470 for a single bedroom to £220,000 for a 2 bedroom Flat. To sum up the asking prices for properties in Hassocks it comes to around average £193,470 for 1 bedroom property, £300,343 for 2 bedroom, £420,069 for 3 bedroom, £584,093 for 4 bedroom and £833,618 for a 5 bedroom property.

Rent per calendar month varies similarly based on type and size of the house. If you look at the rents per month for houses alone it can vary from £750 for 1 bedroom to £1,153 for 2 bedroom, £1,294 for 3 bedroom and £2,548 for 4 bedroom. But if you are interested in renting a 1 bedroom flat then rent per month can be around £640. As the no. of bedroom increase so will the rent e.g. for a 2 bedroom flat it will be around £921. You should be generally be expecting around average £668 rent per month for single bedroom property, £1,102 for 2 bedroom, £1,294 for 3 bedroom and approximately £2,548 for 4 bedroom property in Hassocks area.

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Disclaimer : Location real estate estimates and values are based on House price index background data and Sales data provided by United Kingdom Land registry Records available as public records from their website. This information is updated monthly on our website and may not reflect all public transactions. This information is based on estimated calculation generated from our developed algorithms. We are striving to make this information as accurate and useful as possible. This data covers the transactions received at Land Registry in the period 1/1/1995 to 9/1/2014. © Crown copyright 2014. Data produced by Land Registry © Crown copyright 2014.

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