16 Birch Road, Polegate, BN26 6GJ
About 16 Birch Road
16 Birch Road is a semi-detached house in Polegate (BN26 6GJ). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2018. The latest certificate (September 2021) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 96).
At 77 m² it's 16.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (92 m² median across 30 EPCs). Sold November 2021 for £295,000. 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
Energy performance
16 Birch Road's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Planning history
16 Birch Road 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£322,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£295,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
5 November 2021Most recent
£295,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN26 6GJ: £445,000 (2025–2021).
Everything we know about 16 Birch Road, 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 Birch Road homes
Years Held for 16 Birch Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,831
Street avg £3,707
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 99 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.1 t/year
Street avg 1.3 t/year
Years Held
5 years
Street avg 5 years
Similar properties nearby
The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Dittons Farm — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
Stone Cross School. 12 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
53.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.9dB