Little Wildbees, Wilbees Road, Arlington, Polegate, BN26 6RU
About Little Wildbees
Little Wildbees is a detached house in Arlington, Polegate, Polegate (BN26 6RU). It has a recorded floor area of 281 m² (around 3025 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in July 2020 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). Main heating runs on oil.
Today's modelled estimate of £1,287,000 is 22.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£347/sq ft) was about 32.3% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer: January 2021 at £1,050,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Little Wildbees's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Little Wildbees 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£1,287,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,050,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 January 2021Most recent
£1,050,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN26 6RU: £935,000 (2022–2002).
Everything we know about Little Wildbees, 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 Wilbees Road homes
On floor area, Little Wildbees stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
46 (E)
Street avg 56 (D)
Floor Area
281 m²
Street avg 193 m²
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 7.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 7 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