8 Drockmill Close, Polegate, BN26 6LX
About 8 Drockmill Close
8 Drockmill Close is a two-bedroom detached house in Polegate (BN26 6LX). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 917 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2011) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The latest certificate is from March 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 85 m² it's 15.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (74 m² median across 6 EPCs). 10 years since the last transfer (July 2016). Across 2000–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £345,000 is 34.8% above the 2016 sale price.
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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 gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Heating systemgas
Energy performance
8 Drockmill Close'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Mar 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- May 2023ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
PRIOR APPROVAL FOR THE ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION WHICH WOULD EXTEND BEYOND THE REAR WALL OF THE ORIGINAL HOUSE BY 6.835M, FOR WHICH THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT WOULD BE 2.80M, AND FOR WHICH THE HEIGHT OF THE EAVES WOULD BE 2.45M.
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- WD/2023/1036/PD
- Mar 2017ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
TO DEMOLISH EXISTING EXTENSION AND CONSERVATORY AND BUILD NEW SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO REAR OF PROPERTY
ExtensionDemolition- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- WD/2017/0200/F
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2000.
£345,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 16 years.
£256,000
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
5 July 2016Most recent
£256,000
+60.1%over 14 years14 May 2002
£159,950
+36.7%over 1 year10 July 2000
£117,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN26 6LX: £249,000 (2018–2010).
Nearby sales in BN26 6LX
Everything we know about 8 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
8 Drockmill Close outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,005
Street avg £3,224
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 71 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 3.3 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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB