2 Vicarage Cottages, Wilbees Road, Arlington, Polegate, BN26 6RU
About 2 Vicarage Cottages
2 Vicarage Cottages is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Arlington, Polegate, Polegate (BN26 6RU). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a corner plot.
At 64 m² it sits well below the postcode median (258 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £427,000 is 20.3% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£515/sq ft) was about 36.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in June 2014. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2016.
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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
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Notable viewsYes
- Corner plotYes
Building
- Heating systemgas
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
2 Vicarage Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Feb 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Aug 2016ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Rear of property
PROPOSED REAR EXTENSION
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- WD/2016/1912/LDP
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
2 Vicarage Cottages valuation runs notably under the typical sold price in this postcode.
£427,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£355,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 June 2014Most recent
£355,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN26 6RU: £1,050,000 (2022–2002).
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- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Wilbees Road homes
On epc rating, 2 Vicarage Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
40 (E)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
64 m²
Street avg 266 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 9.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 9 rooms
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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
0.6 km
Yew Tree Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
2.5 km
Park Mead Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB