37 Brightling Road, Polegate, BN26 5AU
About 37 Brightling Road
37 Brightling Road is a semi-detached house in Polegate (BN26 5AU). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since October 2014. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
37 Brightling Road 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Apr 2025
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Planning history
37 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
37 Brightling Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£322,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN26 5AU: £412,500 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in BN26 5AU
Everything we know about 37 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
37 Brightling Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
53 (E)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 78 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.4dB