Gable Cottage, The Street, Wilmington, Polegate, BN26 5SJ
About Gable Cottage
Gable Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Wilmington, Polegate, Polegate (BN26 5SJ). It has a recorded floor area of 219 m² (around 2357 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2012) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from September 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 219 m² the property is well over the postcode median (96 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £754,000 is 45% above the 2012 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£221/sq ft) was about 64.7% below the postcode norm. On the market in December 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 13 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
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenfront
- Garagedouble
Building
- Heating systemoil
Energy performance
Gable Cottage'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Sept 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
Gable Cottage has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.
- Jan 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Proposed replacement of flat roof on previously constructed first floor extension, within a pitched ridge exceeding garage ridge line, but level with main house ridge, together with internal alterations.
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- SDNP/16/05866/HOUS
- Sept 2013ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Proposed replacement of flat roof on previously constructed first floor extension with a pitched roof ridge exceeding existing garage ridge line but level with main house ridge, together with internal alterations.
- Agent
- CKA ARCHITECTURAL CONS. LTD
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- SDNP/13/03386/HOUS
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Gable Cottage
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Gable Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£754,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£520,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 December 2012Most recent
£520,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN26 5SJ: £625,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in BN26 5SJ
Post Cottage, The Street, Wilmington, Polegate, BN26 5SJ
Sold Apr 2024
£1,105,000Cherry Cottage, The Street, Wilmington, Polegate, BN26 5SJ
Sold Mar 2021
£740,000Pond Cottage, The Street, Wilmington, Polegate, BN26 5SJ
Sold Nov 2020
£625,000Sundown, The Street, Wilmington, Polegate, BN26 5SJ
Sold May 2020
£360,000Crofters, The Street, Wilmington, Polegate, BN26 5SJ
Sold Mar 2020
£590,000
Everything we know about Gable 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 The Street homes
Gable Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
58 (D)
Street avg 69 (D)
Floor Area
219 m²
Street avg 109 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.6 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 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
Long Man Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
3.0 km
Alfriston School. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.1dB