1 Old Town Cottage, The Street, Selmeston, Polegate, BN26 6TY
About 1 Old Town Cottage
1 Old Town Cottage is a three-bedroom property in Selmeston, Polegate, Polegate (BN26 6TY). It has council tax band E. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record.
3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Last sale on file: £553,000 in August 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Heating systemelectric
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
No EPC on record
This property doesn't have an Energy Performance Certificate yet. An EPC is required to sell or let — and unlocks our automated valuation.
Planning history
1 Old Town Cottage has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- May 2025ConditionsIn report
APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF DETAILS RESERVED BY CONDITION 3 ATTACHED TO WD/2024/0178/F
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- WD/2025/0975/CD
- Mar 2024ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
PROPOSED SINGLE STOREY SIDE AND REAR EXTENSION
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- WD/2024/0178/F
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Sales history & valuation
1 Old Town Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2000.
£553,000
Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
17 August 2021Most recent
£553,000
+207.3%over 21 years14 January 2000
£179,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN26 6TY: £650,000 (2022–2016).
Nearby sales in BN26 6TY
Fairland, The Street, Selmeston, Polegate, BN26 6TY
Sold Apr 2022
£1,000,000Windover, The Street, Selmeston, Polegate, BN26 6TY
Sold Nov 2018
£500,000East View, The Street, Selmeston, Polegate, BN26 6TY
Sold Oct 2017
£468,000Quenby House, The Street, Selmeston, Polegate, BN26 6TY
Sold Sept 2016
£650,000The Old Cottage, The Street, Selmeston, Polegate, BN26 6TY
Sold Feb 2016
£640,000
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- Larger development activity nearby
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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
Village Hall — bus stop.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB