House prices in 'BN26 6', Polegate

Price per square metre data and charts revealed. Latest statistics for the housing market in 'BN26 6' (Polegate) - calculated on 02 May 2026.

Defining 'BN26 6'

This analysis is limited to properties whose postcode starts with "BN26 6", this is also called the postcode sector. There are no official postcode sector names so I've just labelled it BN26 6, Polegate. It is shown in red on the map below.

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Price per square metre

Knowing the average house price in BN26 6 is not much use. However, knowing average price per square metre can be quite useful. Price per sqm allows some comparison between properties of different size. We define price per square metre as the sold price divided by the internal area of a property:

£ per sqm = price ÷ internal area

For example in March 2026, 5, The Old Forge, Polegate, BN26 6SN sold for £525,000. Given the internal area of 117 square metres recorded on the EPC, the price per sqm is £525,000 ÷ 117 sqm = £4,487.

England & Wales have been officially metric since 1965. However house price per square foot is prefered by some estate agents and those of sufficiently advanced age ;-). You can change your prefered units from square meters to square feet for all the graphs and charts on BN26 6 and elsewhere. Just visit the My Account page and look for the m2 to ft2 toggle switch. Alternatively just multiply everything by 10, move a decimal place to go from sqm to sqft and you'll be close enough as 1 sqm = 10.76391 sqft.

Distribution of £ per sqm for 'BN26 6' vs 'BN26'

The chart above is called a histogram, it helps you see the distribution of house price per sqm in BN26 6 To make this chart we put all the sales data into a series of £ per sqm 'buckets' (e.g. £3,994 to £4,210, £4,210 to £4,427, £4,427 to £4,643 etc...) we then count the number of sales with within in each bucket and plot the results. The histogram is based on 259 sales that took place in BN26 6, Polegate in the last 24 months.

Generate a custom histogram like the one above but based on your own criteria.

You can see the spread of prices above. This is because although internal area is a key factor in determining valuation, it is not the only factor. Many factors other than size affect desirability; these factors could be condition, aspect, garden size, negotiating power of the vendor etc.

The spread of prices will give you a feel of the typical range to expect in BN26 6, Polegate. Notably, only 25% of properties that sold recently were valued at more than £4,560 sqm. For anything to be valued more than this means it has to be more desireable than the clear majority of BN26 6 homes.

Box plot of £ per sqm for BN26 6

Tip: click on the chart to see the values.

The chart above is called a boxplot (or a box-and-whisker plot). Box plots, like histograms, are used to graphically represent the distribution of data, showing the central tendency, spread of the distribution. In the context of £ per square metre property price distributions, box plots represent the variation in property prices within a geographic area e.g. Polegate. The chart above shows a boxplot for 'BN26 6' as well as the 'BN26' postcode district.

  • Median: The horizontal line inside the box represents the median (£ per square meter). This is the midpoint of the data, meaning 50% of the prices are below this value, and 50% are above. The middle price per square metre in 'BN26 6' is £3,880.
  • Interquartile Range (IQR): The box spans from the 25th percentile (Q1) to the 75th percentile (Q3). This is the range where the middle 50% of the data lies, giving a good indication of the typical price spread. Of the 259 transactions in BN26 6, Polegate half were sold for between £3,400 and £4,560 per square metre.
  • Whiskers: In our case, the whiskers extend from the 9th percentile (at the lower end) to the 91st percentile (at the upper end), This provides a slightly broader view of the distribution by including the middle 82% of records. The whiskers capture most of the variation but exclude extreme outliers caused by data errors in recording sold house prices or internal area.
  • 'n=' is the number of property transactions the box plot is based on; 259 for BN26 6, Polegate.

    • Property price map for Polegate

    Have a look at the interactive price map I created for myself. Use it to explore house prices in 'Polegate' all the way down to individual property plots.

    House price heatmap showing property values across Polegate 🔍 Explore map ›

    Polegate house price forecasting

    House prices in BN26 6 fell -19.8% in the last year, -22.3% after inflation. Whether or not this trend will continue depends on many factors, such as wage growth, net migration, interest rates and the level of house building. No one can predict these things with certainty however we can plot the historic trends in house prices in BN26 6 (Polegate) compared with the wider postcode district of BN26.

    House price index for BN26 6

    Tip: click on the legend items to show/hide different lines

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    The chart above shows changes in 'BN26 6' property prices over the last 20 years. The index is calculated from the average price paid per sqm for property in BN26 6 and is set to 100 in 2004. I'm comparing the trends for BN26 6,Polegate with the wider postcode district of BN26 What is more interesting is to look at the difference between flats and houses, even those in the same area follow a very different trend, to get a robust enough sample size to see this we need to zoom out and look at house price trends for the entire Wealden local authority.

    The dashed lines show nominal house price changes, the solid lines show the same data adjusted for inflation. Economists call this the 'real' price change. You have to take inflation into account when comparing prices over time. It's calculated using the formula:

    Real Rate of Return = (1 + Nominal Rate) ÷ (1 + Inflation Rate) – 1
    In this formula, the nominal rate is the rate of change before any adjustments, and the inflation rate is taken from the Consumer Price Index. The real rate of return is a more accurate measure of change in value, because £1 today does not have the same buying power as £1 in the past. For example, if a savings account pays an interest rate of 3% per year and the inflation rate is 5% per year, the real rate of return is -2%. This means that the investment's value is shrinking by 2% each year.

    Historic returns for BN26 6
    BN26 6 sector BN26 district
    Nominal Real Nominal Real
    20 yr per annum 1.5% -1.3% 1.9% -0.8%
    20 yr total 34.6% -22.7% 47.1% -15.6%
    10 yr per annum -0.3% -3.6% 0.4% -2.9%
    10 yr total -2.8% -30.3% 4.1% -25.4%
    5 yr per annum -3.9% -8.5% -2.7% -7.3%
    5 yr total -18.2% -35.9% -12.9% -31.7%
    1 yr per annum -19.8% -22.3% -13.4% -16.1%
    1 yr total -19.8% -22.3% -13.4% -16.1%

    This table complements the house price index chart above, presenting the data in a more detailed format. It breaks down the information into 20-year, 10-year, 5-year, and 1-year periods, further categorized by property type. For each period, we display both a per annum rate of change and a total rate of change.

    The total rate of change represents the overall change over the entire period. The formula for total return is:

    Total return = (Index at end of period ÷ Index at start of period) - 1

    The per annum rate of change is the annualized rate of change over the period. This is equivalent to the annual bank savings rate you would need to achieve the same total return over the given period. This annualized return is also known as the Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR). The formula for CAGR is:

    CAGR = (1 + Total return) ^ (1 ÷ Number of years) - 1

    Some specific examples:

    • Over the past 20 years, BN26 6 sector have seen a -1.3% annual change when adjusted for inflation. This translates to a total change of -22.7% in real terms.
    • Over the past 5 years, BN26 district have seen a -7.3% annual change when adjusted for inflation. This translates to a total change of -31.7% in real terms.

    Most recent BN26 6 sales

    For the most recent sales activity, rather than a summarized average, it is better to see the underlying data. This is shown in the chart below, where blue dots represent individual sales, click on them to see details. If there is an obvious trend you should be able to spot it here amid the noise from outliers.

    Tip: hover over dots to see details

    Street level data

    Street Avg size Avg £sqm Recent sales
    Brookside Avenue, Polegate, BN26 6D 58 sqm £3,145 29
    Dover Road, Polegate, BN26 6L 72 sqm £4,852 21
    Lynholm Road, Polegate, BN26 6J 75 sqm £3,823 21
    Station Road, Polegate, BN26 6E 86 sqm £2,088 13
    Hailsham Road, Polegate, BN26 6N 87 sqm £3,696 13
    Brook Street, Polegate, BN26 6B 78 sqm £3,161 12
    Greenleaf Gardens, Polegate, BN26 6P 79 sqm £3,742 12
    Aberdale Road, Polegate, BN26 6J 47 sqm £3,994 11

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    Nearby geographies

    The table below shows how 'BN26 6' compares to the other postcode sectors in BN26.

    Sector Lower quartile Median Upper quartile Sales in last 2yr
    BN8 6 East Hoathly £3,970 sqm £4,490 sqm £5,300 sqm 100
    BN27 3 Hailsham £3,370 sqm £3,920 sqm £4,530 sqm 393
    BN27 2 Hailsham £2,740 sqm £3,150 sqm £3,690 sqm 169
    BN26 6 Polegate £3,400 sqm £3,880 sqm £4,560 sqm 259
    BN26 5 Polegate £3,600 sqm £4,400 sqm £5,240 sqm 168
    BN25 2 Seaford £3,530 sqm £4,130 sqm £4,600 sqm 249
    BN24 5 Stone Cross £3,520 sqm £3,960 sqm £4,450 sqm 256
    BN23 8 Eastbourne £3,270 sqm £3,710 sqm £4,120 sqm 160
    BN22 9 Eastbourne £3,040 sqm £3,380 sqm £3,690 sqm 177
    BN22 0 Eastbourne £3,420 sqm £4,070 sqm £4,480 sqm 335

    Raw data

    Our analysis of BN26 6 is derived from what is essentially a big table of sold prices from Land Registry with added property size information. Below are three rows from this table to give you an idea.

    Address Paid sqm £/sqm
    5, The Old Forge, Polegate £525,000
    Mar-2026
    		 117 4,487
    Bourns, Caneheath, Polegate £875,000
    Mar-2026
    		 202 4,331
    9 Old Station House, Station Rd, Polegate £157,500
    Feb-2026
    		 74 2,128

    See the entire list of all sales in BN26 6 here.

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