18 Chestnut Drive, Polegate, BN26 5AN
About 18 Chestnut Drive
18 Chestnut Drive is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Polegate (BN26 5AN). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88).
At 110 m² it's 17% larger than the typical home in the postcode (94 m² median across 15 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2009–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £394,000 is 26.1% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£264/sq ft) was about 40.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2018 at £312,500. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2011.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
18 Chestnut Drive ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Dec 2011ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
ERECT SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT SIDE
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- WD/2011/2494/LDP
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
18 Chestnut Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£394,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.1% per year over 9 years.
£312,500
Growth on file: 8.1% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
20 June 2018Most recent
£312,500
+95.3%over 8 years12 November 2009
£160,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN26 5AN: £290,000 (2022–2020).
Nearby sales in BN26 5AN
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Chestnut Drive homes
EPC Rating for 18 Chestnut Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,841
Street avg £2,584
Floor Area
110 m²
Street avg 94 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 5.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Polegate Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.6 km
Polegate Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.6dB