22 Western Avenue, Polegate, BN26 6EP
About 22 Western Avenue
22 Western Avenue is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Polegate (BN26 6EP). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 41 m² it sits well below the postcode median (76 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1997–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £260,000 is 48.6% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£397/sq ft) was about 52.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in August 2014.
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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
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
22 Western Avenue sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Mar 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
22 Western Avenue has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
8applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 22 Western Avenue has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£260,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.3% per year over 18 years.
£175,000
Growth on file: 8.3% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
31 August 2014Most recent
£175,000
+165.2%over 15 years10 August 1999
£66,000
+53.5%over 2 years26 February 1997
£43,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN26 6EP: £340,000 (2023–2020).
Nearby sales in BN26 6EP
Everything we know about 22 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
22 Western Avenue is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£4,268
Street avg £3,454
Floor Area
41 m²
Street avg 78 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 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.
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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
51.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.2dB