Candle Cottage, High Street, Alfriston, Polegate, BN26 5SZ
About Candle Cottage
Candle Cottage is a two-bedroom property in Alfriston, Polegate, Polegate (BN26 5SZ). It has council tax band D.
8 planning records sit against the property, 7 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 1995–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Most recent transfer: February 2023 at £385,000.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenrear
Building
- Heating systemelectric
- RefurbishedYes
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
Candle Cottage has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Oct 2023RenovationHeritageIn report
External Alterations
- Documents
- 21 docs on file
- Reference
- SDNP/23/03965/LIS
- Oct 2023RenovationFullIn report
External Alterations
- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- SDNP/23/03964/HOUS
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for Candle Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
£385,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
1 February 2023Most recent
£385,000
+28.7%over 3 years13 October 2019
£299,150
+321.3%over 24 years13 September 1995
£71,000
Median price across the last 1 sales in BN26 5SZ: £450,000 (2022–2022).
Nearby sales in BN26 5SZ
Everything we know about Candle 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
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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
Market Cross — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 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
45.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.5dB