3 Dover Road, Polegate, BN26 6LA
About 3 Dover Road
3 Dover Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Polegate (BN26 6LA). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 522 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2011) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The latest certificate is from August 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 48 m² it sits well below the postcode median (72 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2012–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £296,000 is 11.7% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£508/sq ft) was about 55.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in March 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.
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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
Energy performance
3 Dover Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Aug 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Dover Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Mar 2016ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey
PROVISION OF LOFT DORMER EXTENSION AT FIRST FLOOR LEVEL. PROVISION OF DETACHED WORKSHOP / STORAGE OUTBUILDING TO REAR.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- WD/2016/0066/LDP
- Aug 2015ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
PROPOSED SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION
- Reference
- WD/2015/1540/F
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£296,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.2% per year over 5 years.
£265,000
Growth on file: 10.2% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
30 March 2017Most recent
£265,000
+65.6%over 5 years13 January 2012
£160,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN26 6LA: £350,000 (2023–2019).
Everything we know about 3 Dover 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 Dover Road homes
On floor area, 3 Dover Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,468
Street avg £4,134
Floor Area
48 m²
Street avg 73 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.2 t/year
Street avg 2.8 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
0.0 km
Romney Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Polegate Primary School. 10 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
50.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.3dB