West Close, Polegate house prices are built from 97 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 1996 and the most recent on 26 May 2026. The median price paid across the whole record is £220,000. Across the 18 years from 2006 to 2024 the median moved +107.5% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is +22.6%.
Median price paid
£220,000
Change in cash, 2006–2024
+107.5%
Change in real terms
+22.6%
Median per m²
£4,159
HM Land Registry97 sales14 with floor areaLatest sale 26 May 2026
Section 01
How West Close, Polegate prices moved
The chart tracks the median West Close, Polegate house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 1996 to 2024. The dashed line restates each year in 2026 money, so the two lines separate exactly as much as inflation has eroded the cash figure.
| Decade | Years with sales | Median paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | £45,500 | £101,031 |
| 2000s | 1 | £154,950 | £282,273 |
| 2010s | 1 | £430,000 | £606,300 |
| 2020s | 2 | £320,000 | £326,957 |
The highest yearly median on record for West Close, Polegate is £430,000 in 2018; the lowest is £45,500 in 1996. Across the full 29-year record the cash median has moved from £45,500 to £321,500.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £98,700, so the real change over the whole record is +242.8% — about +4.50% a year after inflation. Cash growth and real growth are not the same story, and the gap is the part most price reports leave out.
Over the last decade alone the difference is stark: +107.5% in cash against +22.6% once inflation is removed. A buyer who sold at the end of that decade would have needed the real figure, not the headline one, to know whether they had actually gained.
Section 02
The most recent sales
Every row is a completed sale as lodged with HM Land Registry. The right-hand column restates the price in 2026 money, which is the only fair way to compare a sale from the 1990s with one from last year.
| Address | Sold | Type | Price paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Bungalow, 36 | 26 May 2026 | Semi-detached | £340,000 | £340,000 |
| 34 | 10 Apr 2026 | Semi-detached | £322,000 | £322,000 |
| 23 | 4 Feb 2026 | Semi-detached | £285,000 | £285,000 |
| 40 | 17 Dec 2025 | Semi-detached | £280,000 | £286,087 |
| 48 | 24 Mar 2025 | Semi-detached | £318,000 | £324,913 |
| 18 | 22 Nov 2024 | Semi-detached | £380,000 | £399,851 |
| 12 | 14 Nov 2024 | Semi-detached | £248,000 | £260,955 |
| 19 | 14 Jun 2024 | Semi-detached | £245,000 | £257,799 |
| 25 | 6 Jun 2024 | Semi-detached | £318,000 | £334,612 |
| 46 | 17 May 2024 | Semi-detached | £325,000 | £341,978 |
| 38 | 8 Mar 2024 | Semi-detached | £367,500 | £386,698 |
| Chimneys, 2 | 13 Oct 2023 | Detached | £700,000 | £756,322 |
| 5 | 10 Feb 2023 | Semi-detached | £320,000 | £345,747 |
| 52 | 4 Aug 2022 | Detached | £590,000 | £683,566 |
| 32 | 15 Jul 2022 | Semi-detached | £320,000 | £370,748 |
| 24 | 17 Feb 2022 | Semi-detached | £305,000 | £353,369 |
| The Bungalow, 36 | 20 Dec 2021 | Semi-detached | £315,000 | £397,984 |
| 4 | 17 Dec 2021 | Semi-detached | £302,000 | £381,559 |
| 11 | 27 Jul 2021 | Semi-detached | £328,000 | £414,409 |
| 30 | 14 Jun 2021 | Semi-detached | £325,000 | £410,618 |
| 41 | 28 May 2021 | Detached | £520,000 | £656,989 |
| 8a | 8 Apr 2021 | Detached | £330,000 | £416,935 |
| 13 | 12 Mar 2021 | Terraced | £312,500 | £394,825 |
| 5 | 15 Jan 2021 | Semi-detached | £280,000 | £353,763 |
| 7 | 30 Sep 2020 | Semi-detached | £267,000 | £345,702 |
Section 03
Homes that sold twice
These addresses appear in the register more than once, so the same bricks are being priced twice. That makes them the strongest evidence of what actually happened to West Close, Polegate values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE BUNGALOW, 36 West Close | £315,000 (2021) | £340,000 (2026) | +1.5% | -3.1% |
| 34 West Close | £190,000 (2014) | £322,000 (2026) | +4.5% | +1.4% |
| 40 West Close | £146,000 (2004) | £280,000 (2025) | +3.1% | +0.3% |
| 18 West Close | £56,500 (1999) | £380,000 (2024) | +7.9% | +5.1% |
| 46 West Close | £185,000 (2007) | £325,000 (2024) | +3.4% | +0.4% |
| 38 West Close | £195,000 (2010) | £367,500 (2024) | +4.6% | +1.6% |
| 5 West Close | £125,000 (2002) | £320,000 (2023) | +4.6% | +1.7% |
| 52 West Close | £430,000 (2018) | £590,000 (2022) | +8.2% | +4.5% |
| 32 West Close | £160,000 (2008) | £320,000 (2022) | +5.1% | +2.3% |
| 24 West Close | £51,250 (1997) | £305,000 (2022) | +7.4% | +4.8% |
| 4 West Close | £47,250 (1996) | £302,000 (2021) | +7.7% | +5.4% |
| 11 West Close | £64,500 (1999) | £328,000 (2021) | +7.7% | +5.4% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. West Close, Polegate is dominated by the type at the top of this table, so its overall median leans that way.
| Property type | Sales | Share | Median paid | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached | 73 | 75.3% | £190,000 | £35,500 – £380,000 |
| Detached | 21 | 21.6% | £440,000 | £45,000 – £700,000 |
| Terraced | 3 | 3.1% | £68,500 | £64,000 – £312,500 |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in West Close, Polegate
0 of the sales on record are leasehold and 97 freehold — 0.0% of the market. Tenure is not a detail: a leasehold flat and a freehold house are different assets, and mixing them into one median hides the difference.
| Category | Sales | Share | Median paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leasehold | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Freehold | 97 | 100.0% | £220,000 |
| New build | 7 | 7.2% | £430,000 |
| Existing home | 90 | 92.8% | £206,000 |
New builds sold for more than the median existing home — +108.7%. A new-build premium is normal: the buyer gets a warranty and nothing to fix, and the price is set by a developer rather than negotiated between two households.
A further 1 transfers for this area are on the register but are left out of every figure above. HM Land Registry marks them as additional price paid entries: repossessions, buy-to-let portfolio moves, transfers between companies or family, and sales at a discount such as right to buy. They are real records but they are not open-market prices, and including them would drag the median somewhere no buyer ever paid.
Section 09
How West Close, Polegate compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. West Close, Polegate sits above that national figure — +39.7%.
Within Polegate the street ranks 65 of 174 by median price, and its median is above the town figure of £183,500 (+19.9%).
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £4,159 per square metre, across 14 of the 97 sales on record. Price per square metre is the only figure that compares a two-bed flat with a four-bed house honestly.
The full range on record runs from £35,500 to £700,000. Extremes usually mean something unusual — a plot sold without a house on it, a transfer between family members, or a very large property — so the median is the number to trust.
Section 10
Nearby on the record
Streets nearby
- Brookside Avenue£109,000 median
- Station Road£145,000 median
- Heron Ridge£134,975 median
- Brightling Road£188,500 median
- Lynholm Road£179,950 median
- Aberdale Road£114,250 median
- Dover Road£210,000 median
- High Street£136,000 median
- Brook Street£150,000 median
- The Street£450,000 median
- Southfield£145,000 median
- Greenleaf Gardens£178,000 median
- Kensington Way£190,000 median
- Windsor Way£120,000 median
- Hailsham Road£181,250 median
- Walnut Walk£114,142 median
Addresses with more than one recorded sale
- 18 West Close5 sales
- 11 West Close4 sales
- 30 West Close4 sales
- 7 West Close4 sales
- 3 West Close4 sales
- 34 West Close3 sales
- 40 West Close3 sales
- 46 West Close3 sales
- 38 West Close3 sales
- 5 West Close3 sales
- 24 West Close3 sales
- 4 West Close3 sales
- 13 West Close3 sales
- 1 West Close3 sales
- CHERRY COTTAGE, 7 West Close3 sales
- 14 West Close3 sales
- THE BUNGALOW, 36 West Close2 sales
- 52 West Close2 sales
- 32 West Close2 sales
- 41 West Close2 sales
- 8A West Close2 sales
- 21 West Close2 sales
- 6 West Close2 sales
- 10 West Close2 sales
Back to Polegate house prices.
Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in West Close, Polegate?
The median price paid in West Close, Polegate across every sale on the register is £220,000. The median is used rather than the mean because a handful of very large sales would otherwise drag the average away from what a typical buyer paid.
How many homes have sold in West Close, Polegate?
97 sales are on record for West Close, Polegate, the most recent completing on 26 May 2026. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have West Close, Polegate house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +107.5% between 2006 and 2024. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is +22.6%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were West Close, Polegate house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £430,000, set in 2018. That is the cash figure; measured in 2026 money the peak may fall in a different year, because inflation reshapes the series.
What is the price per square metre in West Close, Polegate?
£4,159 per square metre, from the 14 sales where an EPC floor area could be matched to the address. Price per square metre strips out size, so a flat and a house can be compared on the same basis.
How current is this data?
The latest sale shown here completed on 26 May 2026. HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly and a sale can take a month or two to appear after completion, so the most recent weeks are always incomplete.
Cite this page: Sold Price History, “West Close, Polegate house prices”, 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data © Crown copyright and database right, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Inflation adjustment: ONS CPIH.