What type of property is 34 Birch Road, BN26 6GJ?

34 Birch Road, BN26 6GJ is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 34 Birch Road, BN26 6GJ?

34 Birch Road, BN26 6GJ last sold for £481,500 in March 2025, around 1 years ago. Before that, it sold for £445,000 in December 2021, so prices have been rising over 3 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 34 Birch Road, BN26 6GJ changed over time?

Across 2 sales between December 2021 and March 2025, 34 Birch Road, BN26 6GJ rose from £445,000 to £481,500, a change of £36,500. That works out to roughly +2.4% per year compounded over 3 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 34 Birch Road, BN26 6GJ?

The current EPC rating for 34 Birch Road, BN26 6GJ is B with a score of 85 out of 100, lodged in August 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 34 Birch Road, BN26 6GJ?

34 Birch Road, BN26 6GJ has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (1,367 sq ft), around 32 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 38% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in BN26 6GJ. Source: EPC Register.

How is 34 Birch Road, BN26 6GJ heated?

The latest EPC at 34 Birch Road, BN26 6GJ records gas: mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Where is 34 Birch Road, BN26 6GJ located?

34 Birch Road, BN26 6GJ sits in Polegate. It falls within the BN26 postcode district in East Sussex.

What is crime like near 34 Birch Road, BN26 6GJ?

Police records around 34 Birch Road, BN26 6GJ show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 45% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 34 Birch Road, BN26 6GJ?

The closest primary school to 34 Birch Road, BN26 6GJ is Stone Cross School (1.4km), one of 9 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Turing School (2.0km), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 34 Birch Road, BN26 6GJ?

The closest bus stop to 34 Birch Road, BN26 6GJ is Dittons Farm, 189m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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34 Birch Road, Polegate, BN26 6GJ

EPC B

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

127 m²

1367 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 85

Overview

About 34 Birch Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

34 Birch Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Polegate (BN26 6GJ). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2018. The latest certificate (August 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 127 m² the property is well over the postcode median (92 m² across 30 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. A recent sale: £481,500 in March 2025. Across 2021–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.4% per year.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenrear
GarageYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

B85

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Good

CO2 Emissions

1.6 t/year

Occupancy

—

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 34 Birch Road, Polegate, BN26 6GJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

34 Birch Road has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

8applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

34 Birch Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£474,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.4% per year over 3 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£481,500

Growth on file: 2.4% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

28 March 2025Most recent
£481,500
+8.2%over 3 years
17 December 2021
£445,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN26 6GJ: £345,000 (2024–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Birch Road homes

Four headline reads against 30 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, 34 Birch Road runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,791

Street avg £3,709

On par

Floor Area

127 m²

Street avg 97 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

1.6 t/year

Street avg 1.3 t/year

Strongly below

Years Held

1 years

Street avg 5 years

Strongly below

Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Polegate district page.

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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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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BN26 6GJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.9dB

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Night-time road noise heatmap for BN26 6GJ

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Everything within walking distance

Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 42 points of interest in total.

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