Detached
£421,400
46% above the Polegate average
19.9% of sales
What is the average house price in Polegate? £289,133
The average house price in Polegate is £289,133, based on 140 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 3.1% (£9,271) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −3.1%
- Sold in 12 months
- 140
- Data up to
- September 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Polegate?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£310,159
7% above the Polegate average
44.3% of sales
Terraced
£273,429
5% below the Polegate average
16.5% of sales
Flats
£149,862
48% below the Polegate average
19.3% of sales
Are house prices in Polegate going up or down?
House prices in Polegate are falling: down 3.1% (£9,271) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 19.3% (£46,695).
Past 12 months
−3.1%
−£9,271From £298,404 to £289,133
£300,164£277,766
Past 10 years
+19.3%
+£46,695From £242,438 to £289,133
£316,054£242,251
Quick answers for Polegate
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£370,250
Highest average, reached in January 2023
How many homes sold?
140
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Semi-detached houses
44.3% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£300k - £400k
38.6% of sales
How many people live in Polegate?
9,341
3,279 people per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Population density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Polegate?
4,200
1,474 households per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Household density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Polegate?
10 m² per resident
Less green space per resident than 89% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 1.3 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
1.2% of the area · 1 public park. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
What is the crime rate in Polegate?
48 crimes per 1,000 residents
Typical · −21.6% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is Typical, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
How does Polegate rank?
42nd most expensive area of Wealden.
Compared with 42 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Polegate?
The highest recorded sale prices in Polegate, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
gullfoss dittons road, east sussex
£964,287
Sold August 2009
View house details
How do house prices in Polegate compare with nearby areas?
Polegate compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Wealden.
Polegate vs Long Man
- Polegate
- £289,133
- Long Man
- £940,000+£650,867
Open comparison
Polegate vs Westham
- Polegate
- £289,133
- Westham
- £347,995+£58,862
Open comparison
Polegate vs Willingdon and Jevington
- Polegate
- £289,133
- Willingdon and Jevington
- £366,904+£77,771
Open comparison
Polegate vs Hailsham
- Polegate
- £289,133
- Hailsham
- £305,581+£16,448
Open comparison
Polegate vs Arlington
- Polegate
- £289,133
- Arlington
- £577,875+£288,742
Open comparison
Polegate vs Pevensey
- Polegate
- £289,133
- Pevensey
- £349,041+£59,908
Open comparison
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What to check before you buyWhere does this data come from?
Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is from police.uk street-level data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Last updated 6 November 2026 at 00:29 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Polegate dataset covers 405 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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