3 Heron Ridge, Polegate, BN26 5BJ

3 Heron Ridge is a one-bedroom semi-detached 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 (January 2012) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (July 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from January 2012, 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. Across 1995–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £220,000 sits 51.7% above the 2017 sale of £145,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£321/sq ft) was about 42.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 years since the last transfer (October 2017). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.