18 Brightling Road, Polegate, BN26 5DB
About 18 Brightling Road
18 Brightling Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Polegate (BN26 5DB). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2011) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The latest certificate is from February 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 103 m² the property is well over the postcode median (64 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Last sold in November 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years. Across 1999–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £402,000 is 34% above the 2015 sale price.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenfront_and_rear
- Garageintegral
Building
- Heating systemgas
Energy performance
18 Brightling Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Feb 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
18 Brightling Road 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
18 Brightling Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.
£402,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 17 years.
£299,950
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
20 November 2015Most recent
£299,950
+217.4%over 13 years14 November 2002
£94,500
-14.1%over 3 years1 March 1999
£110,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN26 5DB: £355,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in BN26 5DB
Everything we know about 18 Brightling 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 Brightling Road homes
On habitable rooms, 18 Brightling Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,912
Street avg £3,888
Floor Area
103 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 3.5 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
Brightling Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Willingdon Community School. 7 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.1dB