28 Chestnut Drive, Polegate, BN26 5AN
About 28 Chestnut Drive
28 Chestnut Drive is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Polegate (BN26 5AN). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2018) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£317/sq ft) was about 72.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £290,000 in November 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- StudyYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Heating systemgas
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
28 Chestnut Drive has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
28 Chestnut Drive has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£317,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 25 years.
£290,000
Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
8 November 2021Most recent
£290,000
+20.8%over 3 years27 March 2018
£240,000
+394.8%over 20 years1 April 1997
£48,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN26 5AN: £250,000 (2022–2019).
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
CO₂ Emissions for 28 Chestnut Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,412
Street avg £2,543
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 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