The Cottage, Folkington Lane, Folkington, Polegate, BN26 5SA
About The Cottage
The Cottage is a detached house in Folkington, Polegate, Polegate (BN26 5SA). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 104), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 75 m² it sits well below the postcode median (115 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
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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
Planning history at The Cottage is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- May 2008Tree WorksTreesIn report
FELL TO GROUND LEVEL ONE OAK WITHIN TREE PRESERVATION ORDER (LONG MAN) NO 42, 2006
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- TM/2008/0158/TPO
- Aug 2007Tree WorksTreesIn report
FELL ONE OAK WITHIN GROUP G1 OF TREE PRESERVATION ORDER NO. 42, 2006
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- TM/2007/0189/TPO
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£426,000
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.
Median price across the last 4 sales in BN26 5SA: £360,000 (2019–1996).
Everything we know about The Cottage, 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 Folkington Lane homes
Floor Area for The Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
55 (D)
Street avg 49 (E)
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 126 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 6.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 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
0.2 km
Folkington Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 km
Willingdon Community School. 3 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
47.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.8dB