8 Church Road, Polegate, BN26 5BX
About 8 Church Road
8 Church Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Polegate (BN26 5BX). It has a recorded floor area of 220 m² (around 2365 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2011) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The latest certificate is from November 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 220 m² the property is well over the postcode median (134 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £845,000 sits 85.7% above the 2012 sale of £455,000. On the market in April 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years.
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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
- Bedrooms5
Energy performance
8 Church Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Nov 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Church Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
8 Church Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£845,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£455,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 April 2012Most recent
£455,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN26 5BX: £450,000 (2023–2021).
Everything we know about 8 Church 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 Church Road homes
CO₂ Emissions for 8 Church Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,071
Street avg £3,480
Floor Area
220 m²
Street avg 140 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 6.0 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
0.1 km
Walnut Walk — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Polegate Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.0dB