2 Fairfield Cottages, The Street, Selmeston, Polegate, BN26 6UD
About 2 Fairfield Cottages
2 Fairfield Cottages is an end-of-terrace house in Selmeston, Polegate, Polegate (BN26 6UD). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 773 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2012) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 58). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 72 m² it sits well below the postcode median (155 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 5 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
2 Fairfield Cottages's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Mar 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jan 2026ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
MERGING OF 2 & 3 FAIRFIELD COTTAGES INTO ONE SINGLE DWELLING. ENLARGED REAR EXTENSION, PLUS MINOR INTERNAL ALTERATIONS.
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- WD/2026/0158/F
- Feb 2021ConservatoryFullIn report
PROPOSED CONSERVATORY
Extension- Documents
- 28 docs on file
- Reference
- WD/2020/2280/F
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
2 Fairfield Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£354,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN26 6UD: £485,000 (2024–2015).
Nearby sales in BN26 6UD
3 Fairfield Cottages, The Street, Selmeston, Polegate, BN26 6UD
Sold Dec 2024
£545,0006 Fairfield Cottages, The Street, Selmeston, Polegate, BN26 6UD
Sold Sept 2022
£617,5004 Fairfield Cottages, The Street, Selmeston, Polegate, BN26 6UD
Sold Jun 2021
£300,000Flint House, The Street, Selmeston, Polegate, BN26 6UD
Sold Jun 2015
£485,000Fairfield House, The Street, Selmeston, Polegate, BN26 6UD
Sold May 2015
£850,000
Everything we know about 2 Fairfield 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 The Street homes
2 Fairfield Cottages outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
44 (E)
Street avg 40 (E)
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 173 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 9.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 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
0.1 km
Village Hall — bus stop.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB