42 Brightling Road, Polegate, BN26 5AU
About 42 Brightling Road
42 Brightling Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Polegate (BN26 5AU). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2023) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 96 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £494,000 is 12.3% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£426/sq ft) was about 108.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £440,000 in June 2023.
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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
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- Parkingoff_road
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- May 2018ExtensionFullIn report
EXTENSION FROM HIPPED ROOF TO GABLE AND FORMATION OF DORMER.
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- WD/2018/0504/F
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2002.
£494,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 21 years.
£440,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
21 June 2023Most recent
£440,000
+218.8%over 20 years10 October 2002
£138,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN26 5AU: £273,500 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in BN26 5AU
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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 Brightling Road homes
EPC Rating for 42 Brightling Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,583
Street avg £3,686
Floor Area
96 m²
Street avg 76 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 3.3 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