74 Windmill Road, Polegate, BN26 5BQ
About 74 Windmill Road
74 Windmill Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Polegate (BN26 5BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in June 2019 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87).
At 82 m² the property is well over the postcode median (53 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 84% of similar EPCs). A recent sale: £348,000 in August 2025. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2019–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£394/sq ft) was about 22.5% 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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Utility roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenfront
- DrivewayYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Upgraded to gas central heating
Connected to mains gas supply
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
74 Windmill Road has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.
- Mar 2020ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
NEW GROUND FLOOR EXTENSION
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- WD/2020/0074/F
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
74 Windmill Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£360,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.1% per year over 6 years.
£348,000
Growth on file: 8.1% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
14 August 2025Most recent
£348,000
+57.8%over 5 years15 October 2019
£220,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN26 5BQ: £317,000 (2024–2022).
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
On years held, 74 Windmill Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,244
Street avg £4,475
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 62 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 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