The Rose Cottage, The Village, Alciston, Polegate, BN26 6UW
About The Rose Cottage
The Rose Cottage is a property in Alciston, Polegate, Polegate (BN26 6UW).
23 planning records sit against the property, 8 approved, 7 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2016–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at -65.4% per year. Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £2,500. 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
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
The Rose Cottage has been through 8 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Jul 2022Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 - Fell Silver Birch to ground levelT2 - Reduce horse chestnut by 2.5/3.5 metres.
- Agent
- ACG Tree Surgery Ltd
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- SDNP/22/02720/TCA
- Apr 2022Tree WorksTreesIn report
Removal of dead tree in rear garden for safety reasons
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- SDNP/22/01910/DDDT
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on The Rose Cottage was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£2,500
Growth on file: -65.4% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
28 March 2021Most recent
£2,500
-99.6%13 October 2020
£590,000
+7.8%over 4 years1 March 2016
£547,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN26 6UW: £705,000 (2024–2003).
Nearby sales in BN26 6UW
Old Postmans Cottage, The Village, Alciston, Polegate, BN26 6UW
Sold Sept 2024
£1,750,00051 The Village, Alciston, Polegate, BN26 6UW
Sold Aug 2019
£945,000Garden Cottage, The Village, Alciston, Polegate, BN26 6UW
Sold Jun 2019
£705,00037 The Village, Alciston, Polegate, BN26 6UW
Sold Jun 2004
£350,000The Clergy House, The Village, Alciston, Polegate, BN26 6UW
Sold Mar 1997
£135,000
Everything we know about The Rose Cottage, 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
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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
The Rose Cottage — bus stop.
Closest school
2.6 km
Alfriston School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.2dB