271 Eastbourne Road, Polegate, BN26 5DL
About 271 Eastbourne Road
271 Eastbourne Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Polegate (BN26 5DL). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since September 2010. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £350,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £471,000 is 34.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£288/sq ft) was about 19.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 113 m² it's 18.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (139 m² median across 18 EPCs). 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
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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
- GarageYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Window efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
271 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
Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.
£471,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 20 years.
£350,000
Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
19 March 2021Most recent
£350,000
+59.5%over 9 years4 May 2011
£219,500
+48.3%over 1 year30 July 2009
£148,000
+6.9%over 7 years16 September 2001
£138,450
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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- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Eastbourne Road homes
On epc rating, 271 Eastbourne Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,097
Street avg £3,175
Floor Area
113 m²
Street avg 144 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.8dB