261 Eastbourne Road, Polegate, BN26 5DL
About 261 Eastbourne Road
261 Eastbourne Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Polegate (BN26 5DL). It has a recorded floor area of 150 m² (around 1610 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2011) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The latest certificate is from March 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 150 m² it's 18.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (126 m² median across 18 EPCs). 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2014–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £536,000 is 14.5% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£291/sq ft) was about 31.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £468,000 in April 2019. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2011.
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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
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Parkingoff_road
Energy performance
261 Eastbourne 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Mar 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Sept 2011OutbuildingFullIn report
PROPOSED SINGLE GARAGE
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- WD/2011/1513/F
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
261 Eastbourne Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£536,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 5 years.
£468,000
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
25 April 2019Most recent
£468,000
+28.2%over 4 years15 May 2014
£365,000
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
Everything we know about 261 Eastbourne 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 Eastbourne Road homes
On co₂ emissions, 261 Eastbourne Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,128
Street avg £3,173
Floor Area
150 m²
Street avg 142 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.7 t/year
Street avg 5.0 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
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