Garrick Lodge, The Street, Litlington, Polegate, BN26 5RD
About Garrick Lodge
Garrick Lodge is a detached house in Litlington, Polegate, Polegate (BN26 5RD). It has a recorded floor area of 250 m² (around 2691 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 250 m² the property is well over the postcode median (136 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in August 2016. Across 1996–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.9% per year.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Garrick Lodge's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Jan 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
Garrick Lodge has an approved extension on the planning record.
- May 2025RenovationFullIn report
Proposed enlargement of existing pedestrian and vehicular access involving the removal, repositioning and rebuilding of existing brickwork piers and installation of replacement timber gate
- Agent
- Peter Shoesmith & Co Ltd
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- SDNP/25/01339/HOUS
- Feb 2022ExtensionFullIn report
Small side extension to utilities room and installation of rear patio doors
- Agent
- HAPA Architects Ltd
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- SDNP/21/06006/HOUS
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Garrick Lodge was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,386,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.9% per year over 20 years.
£1,290,000
Growth on file: 8.9% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
4 August 2016Most recent
£1,290,000
+222.5%over 17 years30 November 1998
£400,000
+77.8%over 2 years7 March 1996
£225,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN26 5RD: £625,000 (2024–2005).
Nearby sales in BN26 5RD
The Homestead, The Street, Litlington, Polegate, BN26 5RD
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£430,0002 Sunnyside Cottages, The Street, Litlington, Polegate, BN26 5RD
Sold Feb 2021
£625,0001 Sunnyside Cottages, The Street, Litlington, Polegate, BN26 5RD
Sold Sept 2015
£625,000Litlington House, The Street, Litlington, Polegate, BN26 5RD
Sold Aug 2010
£860,000Rosemary Cottage, The Street, Litlington, Polegate, BN26 5RD
Sold Oct 2005
£235,000
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other The Street homes
Garrick Lodge is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£5,160
Street avg £4,434
Floor Area
250 m²
Street avg 186 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 5.0 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
Tea Gardens and Nursery — bus stop.
Closest school
1.7 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
42.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB