Wilbees Farmhouse, Wilbees Road, Arlington, Polegate, BN26 6RU
About Wilbees Farmhouse
Wilbees Farmhouse is a detached house in Arlington, Polegate, Polegate (BN26 6RU). It has a recorded floor area of 258 m² (around 2777 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Across 2017–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £999,000 is 29.9% below the 2022 sale of £1,425,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. 5 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Sold September 2022 for £1,425,000. 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
Wilbees Farmhouse's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A recent planning application at Wilbees Farmhouse was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Nov 2024FullIn report
DEMOLITION OF EXISTING REDUNDANT FARM/OUTBUILDINGS AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF A BESPOKE RESIDENTIAL DWELLING HOUSE WITH ASSOCIATED ACCESS, PARKING AND GARDEN AMENITY
- Documents
- 40 docs on file
- Reference
- WD/2023/1723/F
- Jan 2023Demolition And RebuildFullIn report
DEMOLITION OF EXISTING REDUNDANT FARM/OUTBUILDINGS AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF A BESPOKE RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGHOUSE WITH ASSOCIATED ACCESS, PARKING AND GARDEN AMENITY.
- Reference
- WD/2021/2570/F
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£999,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 5 years.
£1,425,000
Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
29 September 2022Most recent
£1,425,000
+35.7%over 5 years22 June 2017
£1,050,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in BN26 6RU: £645,000 (2021–2002).
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Wilbees Road homes
Wilbees Farmhouse outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
60 (D)
Street avg 51 (E)
Floor Area
258 m²
Street avg 201 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.4 t/year
Street avg 9.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
10 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