11 Willow Drive, Polegate, BN26 5DN
About 11 Willow Drive
11 Willow Drive is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Polegate (BN26 5DN). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2022) returns an A (score 96), the top energy band on the EPC scale. When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average.
At 55 m² it's 24.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (73 m² median across 18 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 1996–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £326,000 is 30.4% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£422/sq ft) was about 79.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in August 2017.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Garageen_bloc
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
11 Willow Drive ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
11 Willow Drive has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 11 Willow Drive has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£326,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 21 years.
£250,000
Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
16 August 2017Most recent
£250,000
+20.8%over 1 year7 April 2016
£207,000
+292.4%over 19 years5 December 1996
£52,750
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN26 5DN: £265,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in BN26 5DN
Everything we know about 11 Willow Drive, 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
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
Versus other Willow Drive homes
11 Willow Drive outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,545
Street avg £2,709
Floor Area
55 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
0.0 t/year
Street avg 3.2 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
Brightling Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Willingdon Community School. 7 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.2dB