5 Princes Field, Berwick, Polegate, BN26 6TB
About 5 Princes Field
5 Princes Field is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Berwick, Polegate, Polegate (BN26 6TB). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2023) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in December 2020 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). Main heating runs on lpg. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe and attached land beyond the plot.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £478,000 is 16.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£423/sq ft) was about 95.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 90 m² it's 26.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (123 m² median across 9 EPCs). Last sale on file: £410,000 in May 2021. 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- DrivewayYes
- LandYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Cavity wall insulation installed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Apr 2007DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
DEMOLITION OF EXISTING OUTHOUSE BUILDING AND ERECTION OF NEW SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION
Extension- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- WD/2007/0714/F
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 5 Princes Field has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£478,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 25 years.
£410,000
Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
18 May 2021Most recent
£410,000
+388.1%over 23 years30 September 1997
£84,000
+20.1%over 1 year23 May 1996
£69,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN26 6TB: £575,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in BN26 6TB
3 Princes Field, Berwick, Polegate, BN26 6TB
Sold Aug 2024
£580,0006 Princes Field, Berwick, Polegate, BN26 6TB
Sold Jun 2024
£395,000Meadowleigh, Berwick, Polegate, BN26 6TB
Sold Dec 2023
£575,0002 Washere Close, Berwick, Polegate, BN26 6TB
Sold Jan 2023
£630,0003 Washere Close, Berwick, Polegate, BN26 6TB
Sold Apr 2021
£565,000
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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 the street
On epc rating, 5 Princes Field runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,556
Street avg £3,464
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 124 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 6.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Station Car Park — bus stop.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB