32 Chestnut Drive, Polegate, BN26 5AN
About 32 Chestnut Drive
32 Chestnut Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Polegate (BN26 5AN). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2012) shows an F (score 31), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 61), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a balcony and a conservatory. The home occupies a corner plot.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Sold December 2021 for £337,500. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £391,000 is 15.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£330/sq ft) was about 84.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Parkingoff_road
- BalconyYes
- Corner plotYes
Energy performance
32 Chestnut Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Jul 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
32 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
Latest sale on 32 Chestnut Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£391,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 20 years.
£337,500
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
8 December 2021Most recent
£337,500
+37.2%over 6 years28 October 2015
£246,000
+26.2%over 2 years18 January 2013
£195,000
+82.2%over 11 years20 December 2001
£107,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN26 5AN: £250,000 (2022–2019).
Nearby sales in BN26 5AN
Everything we know about 32 Chestnut Drive, in one report
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
On epc rating, 32 Chestnut Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,553
Street avg £2,533
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.2 t/year
Street avg 5.2 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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.6dB