34 Brightling Road, Polegate, BN26 5AU
About 34 Brightling Road
34 Brightling Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Polegate (BN26 5AU). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2017) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68).
At 113 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1998–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£339/sq ft) was about 38% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2024 for £412,500.
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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
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- Parkingoff_road
- Summer houseYes
Energy performance
34 Brightling Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
34 Brightling Road 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
34 Brightling Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£435,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 27 years.
£412,500
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
10 September 2024Most recent
£412,500
+66.4%over 17 years2 November 2006
£247,950
+77.1%over 1 year20 December 2004
£140,000
+29.0%over 3 years17 April 2001
£108,500
+46.6%over 3 years27 February 1998
£74,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN26 5AU: £273,500 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in BN26 5AU
Everything we know about 34 Brightling Road, 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 Brightling Road homes
Years Held for 34 Brightling Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,650
Street avg £3,790
Floor Area
113 m²
Street avg 75 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 3.1 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
0.3 km
Brightling Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Willingdon Community School. 8 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.4dB