1 Coppice Cottages, Station Road, Berwick, Polegate, BN26 6TG
About 1 Coppice Cottages
1 Coppice Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Berwick, Polegate, Polegate (BN26 6TG). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in March 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 110), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 77 m² it's 27.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (106 m² median across 3 EPCs). Most recent transfer: January 2023 at £490,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Heating systemoil
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Fuel source changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
A recent planning application at 1 Coppice Cottages was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Mar 2025ExtensionOutlineIn 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 6M, FOR WHICH THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT WOULD BE 3.7M, AND FOR WHICH THE HEIGHT OF THE EAVES WOULD BE 2.25M.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- WD/2025/0223/PD
- Jan 2025ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
PROPOSED TWO-STOREY EXTENSION TO THE REAR AND INTERNAL ALTERATIONS
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- WD/2024/2759/F
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£486,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£490,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 January 2023Most recent
£490,000
Median price across the last 1 sales in BN26 6TG: £411,000 (2024–2024).
Nearby sales in BN26 6TG
Everything we know about 1 Coppice Cottages, 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 Station Road homes
On floor area, 1 Coppice Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
59 (D)
Street avg 51 (E)
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 125 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 8.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 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
1.0 km
Berwick (Sussex) Rail Station — railway station.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB