16 Heron Ridge, Polegate, BN26 5BJ
About 16 Heron Ridge
16 Heron Ridge is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Polegate (BN26 5BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 94), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (65 m² across 48 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Sold January 2020 for £152,000. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1998–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £220,000 is 44.7% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£336/sq ft) was about 49.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bedrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
Outside
- Private gardenfront
- ParkingYes
Building
- Heating systemelectric
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
16 Heron Ridge sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Mar 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
16 Heron Ridge has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1998.
£220,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 22 years.
£152,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
31 January 2020Most recent
£152,000
+24.1%over 5 years1 June 2014
£122,500
+34.6%over 10 years4 September 2003
£91,000
+44.4%over 1 year18 October 2001
£63,000
+50.0%over 2 years26 August 1999
£42,000
+7.7%over 1 year29 April 1998
£39,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN26 5BJ: £245,000 (2025–2023).
Everything we know about 16 Heron Ridge, 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 Heron Ridge homes
EPC Rating for 16 Heron Ridge lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,619
Street avg £3,202
Floor Area
42 m²
Street avg 62 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 2.6 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
0.2 km
Romney Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Polegate Primary School. 9 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.8dB