Chiltern Court, Flat 4, Albert Road, Polegate, BN26 6BS

Chiltern Court is a two-bedroom detached house in Polegate (BN26 6BS). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. At 49 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Chiltern Court (49–66 m²). On EPC score it ranks first in the building (76 versus a worst of 70). The latest certificate (August 2025) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in September 2015 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Poor.

Held since June 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £169,000 sits 145.1% above the 2002 sale of £68,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£131/sq ft) was about 29.8% below the postcode norm. At 49 m² it sits well below the postcode median (79 m² across 29 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.