According to the public record, Pear Tree Cottage, Polegate is a period freehold house and with 564 ft2 of internal area and sits on a 136 m2 plot.
Houses of this size in this area normally have 2 bedrooms with a garden.
Sloe Lane, Alfriston, Polegate, BN26 is located in the borough of Wealden within the BN26 postal district.
Pear Tree Cottage, Polegate has 41 entries in the Land Registry database, most recently in December 2016 and no records in the EPC database.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
Based on public information available, and assuming the property is in reasonable condition, we estimate the current sale value for Pear Tree Cottage Polegate as £440,129 and the rental value as £1,581 per month giving an expected gross yield of 4.3%.
Over the last 12 months the sale value of Pear Tree Cottage Polegate has increased by £1,326 (0.3%) and its rental value has increased by £166 per month (10.5%).
Decorative condition can have a big effect on a property's value and this effect varies depending on the type, size and location of the property.
If Pear Tree Cottage, Polegate is in very good condition we estimate a sale value of £462,135 and rental value of £1,660 per month.
However, if the property needs a lot of cosmetic work we estimate a sale value of £409,320 and a rental value of £1,471 per month.
If you were able to purchase this property for the estimated value of £440,129, and assuming a 25 year repayment term, a 15% deposit and a fixed rate of 4.89%, your monthly repayments would be £2,163 per month.
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According to data from HM Land Registry, Pear Tree Cottage, Polegate sits on a plot of 136m2.
We have plot size data on 3 out of 5 other houses in the postcode and Pear Tree Cottage, Polegate sits on the 3rd largest plot.
According to HM Land Registry, Pear Tree Cottage, Polegate was last sold on 08 Dec 2016 for £375,000 and was recorded as a freehold house.
The property has had 4 sales since 1995.
Since Dec 2016, the market for similar properties has risen 21.5%
According to the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents, there have been 3 sales of properties similar to Pear Tree Cottage, Polegate within a radius of 2.8km over the last 2 years.
The most recent example is Laburnum Cottage, Sloe Lane, Polegate, BN26 5UP, a Freehold house which sold for £420,000 in Aug 2020.
Read more about house prices in BN26.
Sloe Lane, Alfriston, Polegate, BN26 has a total of 20 addresses. According to our analysis of all the public data, Pear Tree Cottage, Polegate is the 18th largest and the 18th most expensive property on the street.
When compared to the postcode district it is £68k more expensive than the average property in BN26.
Pear Tree Cottage, Polegate has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of E. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 26 Mar 2009.
The property is connected to mains gas and has single glazed windows. It is heated using a boiler and radiators.
The closest station to Pear Tree Cottage, Polegate is Berwick (Sussex) station which is 3.5 km away.
According to data from the Environment Agency, the flood risk in this area is considered to be very low.
The recent census recorded whether a resident owned or rented their home.
In the area around Pear Tree Cottage, Polegate, 53.5% of property is privately owned outright and 23.3% is socially rented.
The graph below shows how this compares to Greater London and the rest of England & Wales.
The recent census recorded the highest level of education achieved by residents in the local area.
In the area around Pear Tree Cottage, Polegate, 10.6% of residents are recorded as possessing school level qualifications and 39.9% as possessing degree level qualifications.
The graph below shows how this compares to Greater London and the rest of England & Wales
The most recent census in 2021 recorded the age of all UK residents.
In the area around Pear Tree Cottage, Polegate, the average age was 45.4 and the most common age was 72.
The graph below shows how this compares to South East and the rest of England & Wales
The recent census recorded whether a property was a primary or secondary home for the resident.
In the area around Pear Tree Cottage, Polegate, 2.1% of property was a second home.
Comparison figures for South East and the rest of England & Wales are listed below.
The recent census recorded the number of cars registered in each household.
In the area around Pear Tree Cottage, Polegate, there are an average of 1.3 cars per household.
See below for how this compares to South East and the rest of England & Wales.