Sold STC Bungalow

Downsmere

THE BROADWAY, POLEGATE, ALFRISTON, EAST SUSSEX BN26 5XH

3 beds 2 baths 161 m² Listed 12 Dec 2024 (-548d)

£850,000

Reduced on 4 Feb 2025

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Property details

Tenure

FREEHOLD

Floor area

161 m²

Council tax band

F

Last sold

£825,000 Aug 2025

Local average

£460,323 (+84.7%)

Deprivation

Decile 6 (19,221 of 33,755)

Street crime

5 incidents within 1 mile (Apr 2026)

Key features

  • reception hall
  • cloakroom with wc
  • sitting/dining room
  • large second reception room
  • garden room
  • luxuriously equipped kitchen/breakfast room
  • utility room
  • ground floor bedroom and refitted shower room with wc
  • 2 first floor bedrooms and refitted shower room with wc
  • gas fired central heating and double glazing

Additional details

Garden
Yes

Description

One of the finest and most attractively presented detached chalet style bungalows that we have seen for some years in the picturesque downland village of Alfriston.

The property has been tastefully refurbished by the present owners and now provides generously proportioned accommodation which could adapt to suit a variety of different forms of family use. Features of note include the luxuriously equipped kitchen/breakfast room and the 2 newly fitted shower rooms. The garden provides a charming and easily maintained setting and the property commands views over the nearby playing fields to the downs. Only an internal inspection will convey the very special appeal of this delightful home.

The property is enviably located within the charming downland village of Alfriston and commands views over the nearby playing fields and the downs. Alfriston is enviably located within the scenic Cuckmere Valley in the midst of the South Downs National Park. Providing a range of local shopping facilities Alfriston benefits from bustling village life with a picturesque and ancient church and fine old public houses as well as high end restaurants which include The Star Inn and Rathfinny which is the well known neighbouring vineyard. The sea is just at the end of the Cuckmere Valley with the principal towns of Eastbourne to the east and Seaford to the west. The county town of Lewes is also accessible. There are rail services from Berwick Station to London Victoria and to Gatwick. There is world class opera at nearby Glyndebourne and channel ferries are from Newhaven. Eastbourne boasts wide range of cultural and sporting facilities including 3 principal golf courses and one of the largest sailing marinas on the south coast.

Listed by

Eastbourne

Rager & Roberts

Reference: 155890151

EPC ratings on this postcode

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Address Current Potential Floor area Age band Type
Downsmere, The Broadway, Alfriston, POLEGATE 72 82 161 m² England and Wales: 1950-1966 Detached
Martlets, The Broadway, Alfriston, POLEGATE 71 79 222 m² England and Wales: 1950-1966 Detached

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

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Price history

59% since 2020

Event Date Price % change
Sold 07/08/2025 (10 months ago) £825,000 +58.7%
Sold 05/06/2020 (6 years ago) £520,000

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Crown copyright.

Sold Comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Data from Land Registry Price Paid.

Address Price Date Type
9 DEANS ROAD, ALFRISTON, POLEGATE, WEALDEN, EAST SUSSEX, BN26 5XR £750,000 28/03/2025 Detached
13 SMUGGLERS CLOSE, ALFRISTON, POLEGATE, WEALDEN, EAST SUSSEX, BN26 5TG £625,000 30/11/2023 Detached
CHIMNEYS, 2 WEST CLOSE, ALFRISTON, POLEGATE, WEALDEN, EAST SUSSEX, BN26 5UZ £700,000 13/10/2023 Detached
Same street MARTLETS THE BROADWAY, ALFRISTON, POLEGATE, WEALDEN, EAST SUSSEX, BN26 5XH £1,050,000 30/08/2023 Detached
LITTLE STOW THE FURLONGS, ALFRISTON, POLEGATE, WEALDEN, EAST SUSSEX, BN26 5XS £690,000 04/11/2022 Detached
WEST DOWN KINGS RIDE, ALFRISTON, POLEGATE, WEALDEN, EAST SUSSEX, BN26 5XN £2,000,000 11/08/2022 Detached
10 SMUGGLERS CLOSE, ALFRISTON, POLEGATE, WEALDEN, EAST SUSSEX, BN26 5TG £640,000 25/04/2022 Detached
23 DEANS ROAD, ALFRISTON, POLEGATE, WEALDEN, EAST SUSSEX, BN26 5XJ £640,000 28/03/2022 Detached
7 DEANS ROAD, ALFRISTON, POLEGATE, WEALDEN, EAST SUSSEX, BN26 5XR £740,000 09/02/2022 Detached
SPES BONA, 1 KINGS RIDE, ALFRISTON, POLEGATE, WEALDEN, EAST SUSSEX, BN26 5XP £1,380,000 03/12/2021 Detached
TICEHURST WEST STREET, ALFRISTON, POLEGATE, WEALDEN, EAST SUSSEX, BN26 5UX £775,000 29/09/2021 Detached
4 DEANS ROAD, ALFRISTON, POLEGATE, WEALDEN, EAST SUSSEX, BN26 5XR £745,000 27/09/2021 Detached
5 DEANS ROAD, ALFRISTON, POLEGATE, WEALDEN, EAST SUSSEX, BN26 5XR £708,000 20/08/2021 Detached
12 DEANS ROAD, ALFRISTON, POLEGATE, WEALDEN, EAST SUSSEX, BN26 5XJ £670,000 30/06/2021 Detached

Street average: £1,050,000 (1 sale)

Area average: £851,000 (13 sales)

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth -5%
10y growth 47.2%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Wealden. Series: Detached. As of March 2026.

1y (index) -1.4%
5y (index) 8.4%
10y (index) 24.1%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Wealden. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £1,134/mo
Realistic £1,260/mo
Optimistic £1,386/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Wealden.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for High Weald: £1,319/mo (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026)

Location

Address

The Broadway

Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type Name Distance
Shop Much Ado Books 0.3 miles
Shop The Village Store 0.3 miles
Bus stop Afriston, Market Cross 0.3 miles
Bus stop Frog Firle Youth Hostel 0.9 miles
Train station Mungo's Central Station 1.1 miles
Train station Berwick 2.3 miles
Hospital Horder Centre, Seaford 3.1 miles
University University of Brighton 3.7 miles
Hospital Searchlight Care home (Fitzroy) 3.8 miles

Street-level crime

Category Count
Anti-social behaviour 4
Criminal damage and arson 1
Total incidents 5

Within 1 mile during Apr 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name Type Distance Ofsted
Alfriston School Primary 0.2 miles Good — 29 Mar 2012
Chyngton School Primary 2.3 miles Good — 30 Jun 2022
Cradle Hill Community Primary School Primary 2.4 miles Good — 3 Jul 2014
Cuckmere House School Other 2.6 miles Outstanding — 28 Nov 2012
Bowden House School Other 2.9 miles Good — 10 Sep 2014

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Rent-driven metrics

Based on Area rent estimate.

Rent ratio 0.15%
Max investor price (0.8%) £157,500
Target investor price (1%) £126,000
  • Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
  • Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
  • Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
  • Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).

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