1 New Court Cottages, Alfriston Road, Berwick, Polegate, BN26 5QP
About 1 New Court Cottages
1 New Court Cottages is an end-of-terrace house in Berwick, Polegate, Polegate (BN26 5QP). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.
At 127 m² the property is well over the postcode median (81 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 New Court Cottages has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Oct 2006ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Front of property
TWO-STOREY FRONT EXTENSION.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- WD/2006/2473/F
- Jul 2006ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
TWO-STOREY SIDE EXTENSION.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- WD/2006/1434/F
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1 New Court Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£440,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Everything we know about 1 New Court Cottages, 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 Alfriston Road homes
1 New Court Cottages outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
48 (E)
Street avg 51 (E)
Floor Area
127 m²
Street avg 79 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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
0.3 km
Drusillas Zoo Park — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 km
Alfriston School. 1 school 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
45.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.9dB