What kind of home is Drawfield Cottage, The Street, BN26 5SN?

Drawfield Cottage, The Street, BN26 5SN is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What did Drawfield Cottage, The Street, BN26 5SN sell for?

Drawfield Cottage, The Street, BN26 5SN last sold for £839,000 in January 2017, around 9 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for Drawfield Cottage, The Street, BN26 5SN?

The current EPC rating for Drawfield Cottage, The Street, BN26 5SN is F with a score of 33 out of 100, lodged in July 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Drawfield Cottage, The Street, BN26 5SN?

Drawfield Cottage, The Street, BN26 5SN has a recorded floor area of 184 m² (1,981 sq ft), around 46 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Drawfield Cottage, The Street, BN26 5SN use?

The latest EPC at Drawfield Cottage, The Street, BN26 5SN records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for Drawfield Cottage, The Street, BN26 5SN?

Drawfield Cottage, The Street, BN26 5SN has council approval for single-storey extension granted in November 2013 under ref. SDNP/13/04097/HOUS. Source: PlanIt planning register.

Which area is Drawfield Cottage, The Street, BN26 5SN in?

Drawfield Cottage, The Street, BN26 5SN sits in Wilmington, Polegate, Polegate. It falls within the BN26 postcode district in East Sussex.

How safe is the area around Drawfield Cottage, The Street, BN26 5SN?

Police records around Drawfield Cottage, The Street, BN26 5SN show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 45% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near Drawfield Cottage, The Street, BN26 5SN?

The closest primary school to Drawfield Cottage, The Street, BN26 5SN is Alfriston School (2.9km).

What is the nearest station to Drawfield Cottage, The Street, BN26 5SN?

The closest bus stop to Drawfield Cottage, The Street, BN26 5SN is Priory, 276m away. The nearest rail option is Berwick (Sussex) Rail Station, 3.0km away.

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Drawfield Cottage, The Street, Wilmington, Polegate, BN26 5SN

1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

184 m²

1981 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 33

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Drawfield Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Drawfield Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Wilmington, Polegate, Polegate (BN26 5SN). It has a recorded floor area of 184 m² (around 1981 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2013. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 9 years since the last transfer (January 2017). Today's modelled estimate of £1,064,000 is 26.8% above the 2017 sale price.

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Risks

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
Garagedouble
LandYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Drawfield Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

F33

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

12.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Drawfield Cottage, The Street, Wilmington, Polegate, BN26 5SN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Drawfield Cottage has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.

Nov 2013
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Single storey
Single storey extension
Documents
18 docs on file
Reference
SDNP/13/04097/HOUS
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Current estimate

£1,064,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2017)

£839,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

12 January 2017Most recent
£839,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN26 5SN: £1,301,000 (2023–1997).

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Polegate district page.

Full Polegate report

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

Priory — bus stop.

Closest school

2.9 km

Alfriston School. 1 school nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BN26 5SN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for BN26 5SN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.2dB

Low

55 dB

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Everything within walking distance

Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 25 points of interest in total.

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