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Polegate: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Polegate neighbourhood of Wealden, England (ONS area Wealden 019). Headline figures assembled 1 November 2026. Postcodes BN26. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near BN26 6BA.

A middle-income neighbourhood, changing little against Wealden

Polegate is a middle-income neighbourhood; it is changing little against Wealden (signals are mixed: 5 rising and 3 falling of 20). Houses here typically resell for £325,000 and flats for £160,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is in line with Wealden (1.1 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving faster than the council's and the nearest station, Polegate, is about a 4-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 1 November 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£325,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +25% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£160,000

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +13% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Middle income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Mixed signs

Weighted balance +0.04; 5 of 20 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 5 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 6 small areas range from decile 5 to 8.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£48,300

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

1.1 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Schools getting better

Faster than the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Polegate sits in Wealden

Typical house price: joint 3rd lowest of 21 neighbourhoods in Wealden
Typical flat price: 2nd lowest of the 15 neighbourhoods in Wealden with enough flat sales for one
Average household income: 2nd lowest of 21 neighbourhoods in Wealden

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 1 November 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Polegate

Median resale price of houses each year here and across Wealden, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Median resale price of flats each year here and across Wealden, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 1 November 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

5 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Wealden, 3 the other way and 12 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

Recorded crime
Anti-social behaviour
Income deprivation ranking
Schools improving
Air quality

Falling behind the borough

Home improvement applications
Homes selling
Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

Polegate Railway station, about a 4-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (270 m in a straight line). About 6.7 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Southern to Brighton (27 to 33 min) and Eastbourne (about 10 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

Nearest state primary school Polegate Primary School 350 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Outstanding (Jan 2020). Ungraded visit May 2025: Standards maintained.
Nearest state secondary school Willingdon Community School 1.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Jun 2023).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Polegate

What is the typical house price in Polegate?

£325,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +25% against 2017-2019.

How does Polegate compare with the rest of Wealden?

Typical house price: joint 3rd lowest of 21 neighbourhoods in Wealden. Typical flat price: 2nd lowest of the 15 neighbourhoods in Wealden with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 2nd lowest of 21 neighbourhoods in Wealden.

Is Polegate an affluent area?

Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Polegate gentrifying?

Mixed signs. Weighted balance +0.04; 5 of 20 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Polegate?

Polegate. Railway station, about a 4-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (270 m in a straight line). About 6.7 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Southern to Brighton (27 to 33 min) and Eastbourne (about 10 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Polegate?

Nearest state primary school. Polegate Primary School. 350 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Outstanding (Jan 2020). Ungraded visit May 2025: Standards maintained. Nearest state secondary school. Willingdon Community School. 1.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Jun 2023).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.