24 Western Avenue, Polegate, BN26 6EP
About 24 Western Avenue
24 Western Avenue is a two-bedroom detached house in Polegate (BN26 6EP). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.
At 52 m² it sits well below the postcode median (76 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £284,000 is 42% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£357/sq ft) was about 42.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold February 2021 for £200,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
Outside
- Private gardenfront_and_rear
- Parkingoff_road
Building
- Heating systemgas
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
24 Western Avenue has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Feb 2022ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
AMENDMENTS TO EXISTING REAR EXTENSION, INCLUDING INCREASED HEIGHT AND NEW ROOF.
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- WD/2021/2746/F
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£284,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.8% per year over 16 years.
£200,000
Growth on file: 1.8% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
26 February 2021Most recent
£200,000
+33.3%over 16 years2 December 2004
£150,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN26 6EP: £340,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in BN26 6EP
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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
CO₂ Emissions for 24 Western Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,846
Street avg £3,484
Floor Area
52 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 4.0 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