17 Western Avenue, Polegate, BN26 6EP
About 17 Western Avenue
17 Western Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Polegate (BN26 6EP). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2013) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 88 m² the property is well over the postcode median (64 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £368,000 sits 60.7% above the 2013 sale of £229,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 13 years since the last transfer (May 2013).
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Apr 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
17 Western Avenue has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Apr 2019ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
ERECT SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION AT REAR
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- WD/2019/0518/F
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
17 Western Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£368,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£229,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
13 May 2013Most recent
£229,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN26 6EP: £340,000 (2023–2020).
Nearby sales in BN26 6EP
Everything we know about 17 Western Avenue, 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 Western Avenue homes
Price per m² for 17 Western Avenue lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,602
Street avg £3,573
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 75 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Porters Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Polegate Primary School. 6 schools 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
51.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.2dB