45 Brightling Road, Polegate, BN26 5AU
About 45 Brightling Road
45 Brightling Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Polegate (BN26 5AU). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2012) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). The latest certificate is from March 2012, 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 2008–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £342,000 sits 52% above the 2012 sale of £225,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£183/sq ft) was about 24.8% below the postcode norm. Last sold in May 2012, so it's been off the market for around 14 years. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2015.
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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
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- Parkingoff_road
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
45 Brightling Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Mar 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Oct 2015Loft ConversionOutlineIn report
PROPOSED NEW REAR DORMER WINDOW AND INSERTION OF ROOFLIGHTS TO FRONT ELEVATION
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- WD/2015/1937/LDP
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
45 Brightling Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£342,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 3 years.
£225,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
13 May 2012Most recent
£225,000
+25.0%over 3 years12 December 2008
£180,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN26 5AU: £412,500 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in BN26 5AU
Everything we know about 45 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
On price per m², 45 Brightling Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,973
Street avg £3,976
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 75 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 3.2 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
0.3 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