57 Brightling Road, Polegate, BN26 5AU
About 57 Brightling Road
57 Brightling Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Polegate (BN26 5AU). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £332,000 is 23% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£353/sq ft) was about 57.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £270,000 in January 2019.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- CloakroomYes
- StudyYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- GarageYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Heating systemgas
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Mar 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
57 Brightling Road has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- May 2019ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
PROPOSED EXTENSION AT REAR TO REPLACE EXISTING CONSERVATORY.
Extension- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- WD/2019/0713/F
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 57 Brightling Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£332,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 22 years.
£270,000
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
18 January 2019Most recent
£270,000
+217.8%over 18 years23 March 2000
£84,950
+42.8%over 3 years25 July 1996
£59,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN26 5AU: £412,500 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in BN26 5AU
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What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Brightling Road homes
Price per m²
£3,803
Street avg £3,773
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 78 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.4dB