28 Birch Road, Polegate, BN26 6GJ
About 28 Birch Road
28 Birch Road is a detached house in Polegate (BN26 6GJ). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1389 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2018. The latest certificate (September 2021) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 94).
At 129 m² the property is well over the postcode median (92 m² across 30 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2021–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 20.2% per year. Most recent transfer: July 2022 at £535,000. 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
EPC Rating
Planning history
28 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
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 28 Birch Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£529,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 20.2% per year over 1 year.
£535,000
Growth on file: 20.2% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
14 July 2022Most recent
£535,000
+20.2%over 9 months29 September 2021
£445,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN26 6GJ: £395,000 (2025–2021).
Everything we know about 28 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
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
Versus other Birch Road homes
Price per m² for 28 Birch Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,147
Street avg £3,697
Floor Area
129 m²
Street avg 97 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.6 t/year
Street avg 1.3 t/year
Years Held
4 years
Street avg 5 years
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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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.9dB