69 Brightling Road, Polegate, BN26 5AX
About 69 Brightling Road
69 Brightling Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Polegate (BN26 5AX). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. Other recorded features include outbuildings. The latest certificate (August 2017) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88).
Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 87% of similar EPCs). Across 2008–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£503/sq ft) was about 57.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused. Last sale on file: £325,000 in May 2021. 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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at 69 Brightling Road is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Aug 2021Tree WorksTreesIn report
REDUCE BRANCHES OF TWO FIELD MAPLES OVERHANGING PROPERTY AND FENCES BY 2-3M WITHIN TREE PRESERVATION ORDER (POLEGATE) NO 43, 1985
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- TM/2021/0203/TPO
- Jan 2017Tree WorksTreesIn report
CUT BACK TWO FIELD MAPLES WITHIN TREE PRESERVATION ORDER (POLEGATE) NO 43, 1985
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- TM/2016/0343/TPO
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£351,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 13 years.
£325,000
Growth on file: 4.2% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
27 May 2021Most recent
£325,000
+9.2%over 3 years9 November 2017
£297,500
+57.8%over 9 years21 April 2008
£188,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN26 5AX: £345,000 (2024–2023).
Nearby sales in BN26 5AX
Everything we know about 69 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 epc rating, 69 Brightling Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,417
Street avg £4,161
Floor Area
60 m²
Street avg 64 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.0 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.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB