6 Drockmill Close, Polegate, BN26 6LX
About 6 Drockmill Close
6 Drockmill Close is a two-bedroom detached house in Polegate (BN26 6LX). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (December 2024) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Held since February 1995 — that's 31 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £349,000 sits 359.2% above the 1995 sale of £76,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£94/sq ft) was about 66.8% below the postcode norm.
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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
- Dining roomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- Garagedouble
Building
- TenureFreehold
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
6 Drockmill Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
6 Drockmill Close 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
6 Drockmill Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£349,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£76,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
10 February 1995Most recent
£76,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN26 6LX: £249,000 (2018–2012).
Nearby sales in BN26 6LX
Everything we know about 6 Drockmill Close, 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 Drockmill Close homes
6 Drockmill Close is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,013
Street avg £3,556
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 73 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Shepham Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Polegate Primary 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
49.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB