2 Filching Close, Polegate, BN26 5NU
About 2 Filching Close
2 Filching Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Polegate (BN26 5NU). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2011) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 55). The latest certificate is from February 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 64 m² it sits well below the postcode median (115 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1999–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £473,000 sits 80.5% above the 2012 sale of £262,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£380/sq ft) was about 86.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in June 2012, so it's been off the market for around 14 years.
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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
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- Parkingoff_road
Energy performance
2 Filching Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Feb 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Filching Close 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
2 Filching Close's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£473,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 13 years.
£262,000
Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
20 June 2012Most recent
£262,000
+80.8%over 12 years19 November 1999
£144,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN26 5NU: £380,000 (2025–2006).
Nearby sales in BN26 5NU
Everything we know about 2 Filching Close, 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 Filching Close homes
EPC Rating for 2 Filching Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,094
Street avg £2,819
Floor Area
64 m²
Street avg 114 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Village Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Willingdon Primary School. 9 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
44.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB