3 Waterloo Square, Alfriston, Polegate, BN26 5UD
About 3 Waterloo Square
3 Waterloo Square is a mid-terrace house in Alfriston, Polegate, Polegate (BN26 5UD). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in July 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 84 m² the property is well over the postcode median (57 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2023.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
3 Waterloo Square's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Hot water system changed
Planning history
- Aug 2023HeritageIn report
Addition of a smoke canopy to the chimney in the lounge to adhere to an environmental health request
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- SDNP/23/02387/LIS
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
3 Waterloo Square has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£349,000
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 5 sales in BN26 5UD: £240,000 (2024–2001).
Everything we know about 3 Waterloo Square, 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 Waterloo Square homes
3 Waterloo Square is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
39 (E)
Street avg 50 (E)
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 52 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.6 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 3 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
0.0 km
Market Cross — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 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