42 Farmlands Way, Polegate, BN26 5LR
About 42 Farmlands Way
42 Farmlands Way is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Polegate (BN26 5LR). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2013) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sold August 2022 for £225,000. 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 2013–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £260,000 is 15.6% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£410/sq ft) was about 77.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 51 m² it's 20.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (65 m² median across 14 EPCs).
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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
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Jan 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
42 Farmlands Way 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
42 Farmlands Way saw 4 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£260,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.4% per year over 9 years.
£225,000
Growth on file: 3.4% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
11 August 2022Most recent
£225,000
-6.3%over 6 years26 October 2015
£240,000
+9.1%over 8 months18 February 2015
£219,950
+33.3%over 1 year15 May 2013
£165,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN26 5LR: £300,000 (2023–2020).
Nearby sales in BN26 5LR
Everything we know about 42 Farmlands Way, 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 Farmlands Way homes
Floor Area for 42 Farmlands Way lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,412
Street avg £3,505
Floor Area
51 m²
Street avg 64 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 2.6 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
0.0 km
Farmlands Way Shops — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Willingdon Community School. 8 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
48.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB