53 Windmill Road, Polegate, BN26 5BQ
About 53 Windmill Road
53 Windmill Road is a two-bedroom detached house in Polegate (BN26 5BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.
Last sale on file: £322,500 in August 2023. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£599/sq ft) was about 85.3% 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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- DrivewayYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
53 Windmill Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Apr 2024OutlineIn report
PROVISION OF 2NO SIDE DORMERS
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- WD/2024/0809/LDP
- Mar 2024ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
PROPOSED SINGLE STOREY SIDE/REAR AND FRONT EXTENSIONS WITH ROOF EXTENSION.
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- WD/2024/0175/F
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
53 Windmill Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£333,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 25 years.
£322,500
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
28 August 2023Most recent
£322,500
+93.1%over 18 years27 October 2004
£167,000
+51.9%over 2 years22 November 2001
£109,950
+40.1%over 2 years21 February 1999
£78,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN26 5BQ: £317,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in BN26 5BQ
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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 Windmill Road homes
53 Windmill Road is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£6,450
Street avg £4,346
Floor Area
50 m²
Street avg 64 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 3.2 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
0.7 km
Polegate Primary School. 8 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB