52 Brightling Road, Polegate, BN26 5AX
About 52 Brightling Road
52 Brightling Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Polegate (BN26 5AX). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (June 2016) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £298,000 is 24.2% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£398/sq ft) was about 24.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 years since the last transfer (August 2017). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2024.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenrear
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Central heatingYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
52 Brightling Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Mar 2024Loft ConversionOutlineIn report
PROPOSED HIP TO GABLE EXTENSION AND REAR DORMER TO FACILITATE LOFT CONVERSION. PROPOSED ROOFLIGHTS AND FLUE TO THE FRONT ELEVATION.
Extension- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- WD/2024/0395/LDP
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
52 Brightling Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£298,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£239,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
6 August 2017Most recent
£239,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN26 5AX: £345,000 (2024–2023).
Nearby sales in BN26 5AX
Everything we know about 52 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
52 Brightling Road is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£4,285
Street avg £4,200
Floor Area
56 m²
Street avg 64 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 3.0 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
Porters Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Polegate Primary School. 8 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB