259 Eastbourne Road, Polegate, BN26 5DL
About 259 Eastbourne Road
259 Eastbourne Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Polegate (BN26 5DL). It has a recorded floor area of 168 m² (around 1808 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2019) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).
At 168 m² the property is well over the postcode median (126 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 72% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £685,000 is 34.3% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£282/sq ft) was about 24.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2020 for £510,000.
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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
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- GarageYes
Building
- Heating systemgas
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
259 Eastbourne 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£685,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£510,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 August 2020Most recent
£510,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN26 5DL: £500,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in BN26 5DL
251 Eastbourne Road, Polegate, BN26 5DL
Sold Oct 2025
£570,000245 Eastbourne Road, Polegate, BN26 5DL
Sold Nov 2024
£650,000235 Eastbourne Road, Polegate, BN26 5DL
Sold Aug 2023
£500,000251a, Eastbourne Road, Polegate, BN26 5DL
Sold Aug 2022
£500,000265 Eastbourne Road, Polegate, BN26 5DL
Sold Feb 2022
£450,000
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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 Eastbourne Road homes
Floor Area for 259 Eastbourne Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,036
Street avg £3,179
Floor Area
168 m²
Street avg 141 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 5.2 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
0.1 km
St George's Church — 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
52.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.8dB