Finches Hollow, The Street, Wilmington, Polegate, BN26 5SJ
About Finches Hollow
Finches Hollow is a four-bedroom property in Wilmington, Polegate, Polegate (BN26 5SJ). It has council tax band F.
Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in August 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. 12 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. Across 2000–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.8% per year.
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
No EPC on record
This property doesn't have an Energy Performance Certificate yet. An EPC is required to sell or let — and unlocks our automated valuation.
Planning history
Finches Hollow has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Dec 2025ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Resubmission of previously accepted scheme - Erection of a single storey rear extension, replacement of existing flat roof, internal alterations, landscaping, and associated works. Now reduced in size and alter roof of proposed extension.
- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- SDNP/25/03368/HOUS
- Jul 2025Tree WorksTreesIn report
Permission to fell diseased willow
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- SDNP/25/02444/TCA
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market — a high-water reference point.
£535,000
Growth on file: 9.8% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
15 August 2007Most recent
£535,000
+91.1%over 6 years13 September 2000
£280,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN26 5SJ: £625,000 (2024–2020).
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- Larger development activity nearby
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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
Long Man Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
3.0 km
Alfriston School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.1dB