41 Brightling Road, Polegate, BN26 5AU
About 41 Brightling Road
41 Brightling Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Polegate (BN26 5AU). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views.
At 114 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2015–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £594,000 is 12.1% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£432/sq ft) was about 120.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £530,000 in February 2022. 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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Nov 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
41 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
Latest sale on 41 Brightling Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£594,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 7 years.
£530,000
Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
25 February 2022Most recent
£530,000
+60.6%over 6 years25 June 2015
£330,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN26 5AU: £273,500 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in BN26 5AU
Everything we know about 41 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
Floor Area for 41 Brightling Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,649
Street avg £3,679
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 75 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 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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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