Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint at a glance
Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint sit together under the BN6 postcode, with Hassocks station just over a mile from the centre and Burgess Hill a couple of miles further on. It's this pairing of two settlements sharing one postcode that sets the area apart from its neighbours along the Brighton main line. Van & Driver is opening soon in Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint, bringing together van hire with a driver and man-with-a-van services for people moving house, clearing a property, or shifting furniture and larger items locally.
Once live, the service will cover everyday moves such as house removals, student moves, tip runs, storage transfers and next-day van bookings, alongside commercial courier and marketplace delivery work for smaller businesses. The fixed-price model will apply to short hops within Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint itself, as well as to nearby destinations including Burgess Hill, Henfield and Haywards Heath, so customers will know the cost of a single item, a half-van load or a full van before anything is booked. With storage sites in Burgess Hill and a recycling centre on Fairbridge Way also within a few miles, the wider area gives residents plenty of places to move things to and from, whether that's a short trip across town or further out towards Brighton and Hove. Details of coverage and booking will follow as partner drivers come on board in the area.
Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint had 14,216 people at the 2021 Census. Furniture and flat-pack from Market Place and Sheddingdean Neighourhood Centre is a common single-item run. The council's nearest recycling centre is Burgess Hill Household Waste Recycling Site, 2.6 miles away; a tip run with us goes to a licensed recycling centre, with the disposal in the price.