The Mill by Taylor Wimpey, Wealden: new homes for sale

About The Mill

A place between countryside and coast, ready to welcome you home

Located in the charming town of Polegate, The Mill is a new development of energy-efficient 1, 2, 3 and 4 bedroom homes, thoughtfully designed in a range of styles to suit first time buyers, growing families and downsizers alike. With both the countryside and the coast within easy reach, its the perfect place to put down roots. Each home has included as standard, a fridge/freezer, washing machine and dishwasher, flooring throughout, turf to the garden, stylish spotlights to the kitchen and bathrooms, plus heated towel rails to the bathroom and en-suite.

Residents will benefit from easy access to Polegate town centre, with nearby walking and cycling routes. The neighbouring towns of Eastbourne and Hailsham are also easily accessible by car. For those commuting to London, The Mill is close to both the A22 and the Brighton Bypass which offer routes to the capital. Plus Polegate railway station offers excellent, direct connections into Brighton (31 mins), Hastings (45 mins) and London (90 mins).

Visit the sales office

Call 01323 888645

Highgrove Crescent, Polegate, East Sussex, BN26 6LQ

Taylor Wimpey’s page for this development

Opening hours

Sales office opening hours
Monday	10am to 5pm
Tuesday	10am to 5pm
Wednesday	Closed
Thursday	Closed
Friday	10am to 5pm
Saturday	10am to 5pm
Sunday	10am to 5pm

Location and neighbourhood

Wealden BN26 6LQ

The Mill Wealden BN26 6LQ

Walk ScoreCar-dependentWalk Score 25 out of 100: Car-dependent
Transit ScoreMinimal transitTransit Score 11 out of 100: Minimal transit
Bike ScoreBikeableBike Score 55 out of 100: Bikeable

Broadband: 1 network; older homes nearby: up to 16 Mbps
Flood risk: Very low; rivers and the sea
Crime: Below the area; 34.6 vs 58.2 a year per 1,000
Typical pay in Wealden: £33,376; median for employees living in Wealden, ONS 2025: the council's figure, not this neighbourhood's

Schools

The nearest open schools within 2 km, with their current Ofsted outcome.

2 nearest100%

Good or better2
Improvement needed0
Serious concerns0
No grade yet0

Polegate Primary SchoolPrimary · Community school, 570 m away · inspected 15 Jan 2020Outstanding
Willingdon Community SchoolSecondary · Community school, 1.1 miles away · inspected 14 Jun 2023Confirmed on an ungraded visit

Everyday places

How many of each are within 1.6 km, and the walk to the nearest.

12 supermarkets and groceriesMorrisons Daily, 540 m7 min
12 places to eatThe Old Polegate Station, 520 m6 min
5 parksEast Finchley Park, 600 m8 min

People and households

The neighbourhood around it (Wealden 019F) against Wealden as a whole.

People: 1,353
Households: 663
In good or very good health: 75% vs 83%

Age profileShare of everyone in each five-year band

This neighbourhoodWealden

Getting around

How far everyday errands, public transport and cycling go from here, and how people here travel to work.

WalkCar-dependent
TransitMinimal transit
BikeBikeable

Most errands require a car.

Getting to work

This neighbourhood23%63%

Wealden35%

Broadband and mobile

What the 83 homes within 150 m record: a new home is usually served by the same networks.

Broadband

No full-fibre-only network recorded

DecentSuperfastUltrafastGigabit

New homes in England must be built gigabit-ready (Building Regulations Part R, for work begun from 26 Dec 2022), with a gigabit connection where one can be had within a £2,000 cost cap. The speeds here are what the existing homes around it record: ask the sales office which network will serve the home.

Openreach

Mobile signal

Network	Calls indoors	Data indoors	Data outdoors
EE	Limited	Limited	Likely
O2	Limited	Limited

Risks

Flooding, radon, ground, noise and air at this spot.

Flooding from rivers and the seaLowVery lowEvery one of the 74 addresses around it is in the very low band.
Flooding from surface waterModerateMostly very low; 1 of 74 highOf the 74 addresses around it: 1 high, 4 medium, 4 low, 65 very low.
RadonLowUnder 1% of homes above the action levelThe lowest of six radon classes.
Ground stabilityLowLow landslide susceptibilityFrom the British Geological Survey’s landslide map of the area.
NoiseLowRoad 50 dB, rail up to 42 dBRoad is the typical daytime level at the homes around it, the middle of their readings; rail is the loudest of them, since a line is heard by every home beside it. 55 dB is a busy street; WHO advises under 53 dB for roads and 54 dB for railways.

Crime

Police-recorded crime in the neighbourhood, December 2025 to September 2026, against Wealden.

crimes a year per 1,000 residentsBelow Wealden at 58.239 recorded in 10 months

Month by monthCrimes per 1,000 residents

This neighbourhoodWealden

Planning nearby

Applications within 500 m in the last 3 years: when each was made and how it went, the larger schemes listed first.

40 applications
37 approved
2 awaiting decision
1 withdrawn

Approved

Sold nearby

Homes sold within 1 km in the last two years, new build and resale.

Median resale: £300,000
Median new build: None
Sales: 171 0 new, 171 resale

Every salePrice paid, by the date it completed

New buildResaleMedian resale

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Homes listed and homes that left the listings, month by month
Month	Listed	Left the listings
November 2025	0	0
December 2025	0	0
January 2026	0	0
February 2026	0	0
March 2026	0	0
April 2026	0	0
May 2026	0	0
June 2026	0	0
July 2026	0	0
August 2026	0	0
September 2026	9	0
October 2026	0	1

Location and neighbourhood

Wealden BN26 6LQ

The Mill Wealden BN26 6LQ

Walk ScoreCar-dependentWalk Score 25 out of 100: Car-dependent
Transit ScoreMinimal transitTransit Score 11 out of 100: Minimal transit
Bike ScoreBikeableBike Score 55 out of 100: Bikeable

Broadband: 1 network; older homes nearby: up to 16 Mbps
Flood risk: Very low; rivers and the sea
Crime: Below the area; 34.6 vs 58.2 a year per 1,000
Typical pay in Wealden: £33,376; median for employees living in Wealden, ONS 2025: the council's figure, not this neighbourhood's

Schools

The nearest open schools within 2 km, with their current Ofsted outcome.

2 nearest100%

Good or better2
Improvement needed0
Serious concerns0
No grade yet0

Polegate Primary SchoolPrimary · Community school, 570 m away · inspected 15 Jan 2020Outstanding
Willingdon Community SchoolSecondary · Community school, 1.1 miles away · inspected 14 Jun 2023Confirmed on an ungraded visit

Everyday places

How many of each are within 1.6 km, and the walk to the nearest.

12 supermarkets and groceriesMorrisons Daily, 540 m7 min
12 places to eatThe Old Polegate Station, 520 m6 min
5 parksEast Finchley Park, 600 m8 min

People and households

The neighbourhood around it (Wealden 019F) against Wealden as a whole.

People: 1,353
Households: 663
In good or very good health: 75% vs 83%

Age profileShare of everyone in each five-year band

This neighbourhoodWealden

Getting around

How far everyday errands, public transport and cycling go from here, and how people here travel to work.

WalkCar-dependent
TransitMinimal transit
BikeBikeable

Most errands require a car.

Getting to work

This neighbourhood23%63%

Wealden35%

Broadband and mobile

What the 83 homes within 150 m record: a new home is usually served by the same networks.

Broadband

No full-fibre-only network recorded

DecentSuperfastUltrafastGigabit

Openreach

Mobile signal

Network	Calls indoors	Data indoors	Data outdoors
EE	Limited	Limited	Likely
O2	Limited	Limited

Risks

Flooding, radon, ground, noise and air at this spot.

Flooding from rivers and the seaLowVery lowEvery one of the 74 addresses around it is in the very low band.
Flooding from surface waterModerateMostly very low; 1 of 74 highOf the 74 addresses around it: 1 high, 4 medium, 4 low, 65 very low.
RadonLowUnder 1% of homes above the action levelThe lowest of six radon classes.
Ground stabilityLowLow landslide susceptibilityFrom the British Geological Survey’s landslide map of the area.
NoiseLowRoad 50 dB, rail up to 42 dBRoad is the typical daytime level at the homes around it, the middle of their readings; rail is the loudest of them, since a line is heard by every home beside it. 55 dB is a busy street; WHO advises under 53 dB for roads and 54 dB for railways.

Crime

Police-recorded crime in the neighbourhood, December 2025 to September 2026, against Wealden.

crimes a year per 1,000 residentsBelow Wealden at 58.239 recorded in 10 months

Month by monthCrimes per 1,000 residents

This neighbourhoodWealden

Planning nearby

Applications within 500 m in the last 3 years: when each was made and how it went, the larger schemes listed first.

40 applications
37 approved
2 awaiting decision
1 withdrawn

Approved

Sold nearby

Homes sold within 1 km in the last two years, new build and resale.

Median resale: £300,000
Median new build: None
Sales: 171 0 new, 171 resale

Every salePrice paid, by the date it completed

New buildResaleMedian resale

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Age profile
Age	This neighbourhood	Wealden
0 to 4	5%	4%
5 to 9	3%	5%
10 to 14	3%	6%
15 to 19	3%	5%
20 to 24	4%	4%
25 to 29	4%	5%
30 to 34	5%	5%
35 to 39	5%	5%
40 to 44	5%	5%
45 to 49	5%	6%
50 to 54	7%	8%
55 to 59	8%	8%
60 to 64	9%	7%
65 to 69	9%	6%
70 to 74	10%	7%
75 to 79	7%	6%
80 to 84	6%	4%
85 and over	4%	4%

Three	Limited	Limited	Likely

Vodafone	Limited	Limited	Likely

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Crime month by month
Month	Crimes here	Per 1,000 here	Per 1,000 across Wealden
December 2025	2	1.48	4.05
January 2026	2	1.48	4.21
February 2026	1	0.74	4.28
March 2026	3	2.22	4.65
April 2026	3	2.22	4.83
May 2026	1	0.74	5.34
June 2026	12	8.87	5.03
July 2026	5	3.7	5.89
August 2026	7	5.17	5.64
September 2026	3	2.22	4.55

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Homes sold nearby
Price	Home	Sold	Distance
£325,000	Terraced · resale · 82 m²	16 Sept 2026	420 m
£463,000	Detached · resale · 130 m²	16 Sept 2026	410 m
£441,500	Detached · resale · 108 m²	11 Sept 2026	850 m
£300,000	Semi-detached · resale · 80 m²	11 Sept 2026	410 m
£325,000	Detached · resale · 74 m²	11 Sept 2026	860 m
£150,000	Flat · resale · 54 m²	7 Sept 2026	650 m
£555,000	Detached · resale · 156 m²	24 Aug 2026	270 m
£145,000	Flat · resale · 31 m²	21 Aug 2026	650 m
£345,000	Semi-detached · resale · 65 m²	19 Aug 2026	830 m
£290,000	Semi-detached · resale · 63 m²	3 Aug 2026	290 m
£357,000	Semi-detached · resale · 103 m²	31 Jul 2026	750 m
£114,000	Terraced · resale · 90 m²	31 Jul 2026	430 m
£260,000	Semi-detached · resale · 48 m²	16 Jul 2026	320 m
£322,000	Semi-detached · resale · 51 m²	10 Jul 2026	300 m
£145,000	Flat · resale · 38 m²	30 Jun 2026	770 m
£375,000	Semi-detached · resale · 88 m²	26 Jun 2026	950 m
£380,000	Detached · resale · 74 m²	26 Jun 2026	800 m
£510,000	Detached · resale · 148 m²	26 Jun 2026	360 m
£505,000	Detached · resale · 156 m²	26 Jun 2026	410 m
£211,000	Semi-detached · resale · 70 m²	22 Jun 2026	370 m
£130,000	Terraced · resale · 40 m²	19 Jun 2026	530 m
£255,000	Detached · resale · 53 m²	17 Jun 2026	770 m
£295,000	Semi-detached · resale · 80 m²	11 Jun 2026	200 m
£460,000	Detached · resale · 104 m²	5 Jun 2026	550 m
£432,500	Detached · resale · 111 m²	5 Jun 2026	610 m
£350,000	Semi-detached · resale · 114 m²	2 Jun 2026	780 m
£210,000	Flat · resale · 60 m²	29 May 2026	480 m
£340,000	Semi-detached · resale · 68 m²	26 May 2026	470 m
£385,000	Terraced · resale · 134 m²	15 May 2026	380 m
£260,000	Semi-detached · resale · 54 m²	11 May 2026	440 m
£295,000	Detached · resale · 71 m²	1 May 2026	930 m
£225,000	Flat · resale · 74 m²	24 Apr 2026	690 m
£159,072	Flat · resale · 49 m²	22 Apr 2026	970 m
£190,000	Terraced · resale · 44 m²	17 Apr 2026	540 m
£322,000	Semi-detached · resale · 59 m²	10 Apr 2026	460 m
£159,000	Semi-detached · resale · 80 m²	9 Apr 2026	440 m
£190,000	Flat · resale · 57 m²	31 Mar 2026	870 m
£272,500	Detached · resale · 93 m²	30 Mar 2026	550 m
£111,250	Flat · resale · 78 m²	30 Mar 2026	540 m
£190,000	Flat · resale · 46 m²	13 Mar 2026	900 m
£315,000	Semi-detached · resale · 140 m²	6 Mar 2026	840 m
£365,000	Semi-detached · resale · 91 m²	27 Feb 2026	280 m
£157,500	Flat · resale · 74 m²	27 Feb 2026	540 m
£155,000	Flat · resale · 49 m²	25 Feb 2026	910 m
£268,000	Semi-detached · resale · 60 m²	20 Feb 2026	450 m
£73,500	Flat · resale · 74 m²	16 Feb 2026	540 m
£385,000	Semi-detached · resale · 105 m²	16 Feb 2026	380 m
£182,500	Flat · resale · 44 m²	11 Feb 2026	970 m
£285,000	Semi-detached · resale · 60 m²	4 Feb 2026	520 m
£200,000	Flat · resale · 55 m²	16 Jan 2026	370 m
£350,000	Semi-detached · resale · 109 m²	16 Jan 2026	970 m
£312,500	Terraced · resale · 88 m²	16 Jan 2026	810 m
£350,000	Semi-detached · resale · 129 m²	16 Jan 2026	890 m
£150,000	Flat · resale · 39 m²	14 Jan 2026	740 m
£285,000	Semi-detached · resale · 61 m²	6 Jan 2026	810 m
£290,000	Semi-detached · resale · 88 m²	22 Dec 2025	240 m
£280,000	Terraced · resale · 64 m²	19 Dec 2025	390 m
£150,000	Flat · resale · 48 m²	19 Dec 2025	960 m
£280,000	Semi-detached · resale · 54 m²	17 Dec 2025	490 m
£338,000	Semi-detached · resale · 104 m²	17 Dec 2025	240 m
£330,000	Semi-detached · resale · 73 m²	16 Dec 2025	580 m
£320,000	Semi-detached · resale · 83 m²	15 Dec 2025	770 m
£295,000	Semi-detached · resale · 81 m²	15 Dec 2025	960 m
£178,000	Flat · resale · 51 m²	12 Dec 2025	940 m
£318,000	Semi-detached · resale · 67 m²	12 Dec 2025	680 m
£325,000	Semi-detached · resale · 93 m²	12 Dec 2025	770 m
£487,000	Detached · resale · 119 m²	11 Dec 2025	860 m
£320,000	Semi-detached · resale · 80 m²	9 Dec 2025	750 m
£355,000	Semi-detached · resale · 68 m²	8 Dec 2025	620 m
£335,000	Terraced · resale · 101 m²	3 Dec 2025	730 m
£74,375	Flat · resale · 75 m²	3 Dec 2025	540 m
£268,000	Semi-detached · resale · 59 m²	21 Nov 2025	360 m
£285,000	Terraced · resale · 95 m²	20 Nov 2025	560 m
£330,000	Terraced · resale · 89 m²	19 Nov 2025	980 m
£305,000	Other · resale · 90 m²	12 Nov 2025	690 m
£375,000	Semi-detached · resale · 98 m²	12 Nov 2025	870 m
£277,000	Semi-detached · resale · 125 m²	7 Nov 2025	770 m
£365,000	Detached · resale · 95 m²	31 Oct 2025	450 m
£73,500	Flat · resale · 74 m²	31 Oct 2025	540 m
£270,000	Flat · resale · 80 m²	31 Oct 2025	480 m
£315,000	Semi-detached · resale · 96 m²	31 Oct 2025	830 m
£285,000	Terraced · resale · 81 m²	29 Oct 2025	370 m
£330,000	Semi-detached · resale · 88 m²	27 Oct 2025	990 m
£440,000	Detached · resale · 98 m²	14 Oct 2025	260 m
£307,500	Semi-detached · resale · 62 m²	10 Oct 2025	820 m
£340,000	Semi-detached · resale · 99 m²	7 Oct 2025	830 m
£335,000	Semi-detached · resale · 122 m²	7 Oct 2025	860 m
£395,000	Detached · resale · 83 m²	6 Oct 2025	570 m
£345,000	Terraced · resale · 83 m²	3 Oct 2025	930 m
£325,000	Semi-detached · resale · 84 m²	29 Sept 2025	860 m
£300,000	Semi-detached · resale · 51 m²	26 Sept 2025	870 m
£163,500	Flat · resale · 37 m²	23 Sept 2025	530 m
£260,000	Semi-detached · resale · 75 m²	23 Sept 2025	190 m
£280,000	Terraced · resale · 73 m²	17 Sept 2025	390 m
£315,000	Semi-detached · resale · 74 m²	8 Sept 2025	980 m
£192,000	Terraced · resale · 86 m²	29 Aug 2025	520 m
£141,000	Flat · resale · 40 m²	26 Aug 2025	870 m
£115,000	Flat · resale · 34 m²	22 Aug 2025	700 m
£281,000	Semi-detached · resale · 44 m²	20 Aug 2025	450 m
£348,000	Semi-detached · resale · 82 m²	15 Aug 2025	720 m
£189,000	Semi-detached · resale · 49 m²	11 Aug 2025	770 m
£148,000	Flat · resale · 40 m²	5 Aug 2025	530 m
£180,000	Flat · resale · 42 m²	29 Jul 2025	900 m
£320,000	Semi-detached · resale · 67 m²	25 Jul 2025	180 m
£570,000	Detached · resale · 191 m²	25 Jul 2025	650 m
£248,000	Terraced · resale · 61 m²	24 Jul 2025	570 m
£377,000	Detached · resale · 88 m²	21 Jul 2025	270 m
£414,000	Semi-detached · resale · 118 m²	17 Jul 2025	0.6 miles
£340,000	Semi-detached · resale · 97 m²	7 Jul 2025	790 m
£330,000	Semi-detached · resale · 89 m²	30 Jun 2025	830 m
£230,000	Semi-detached · resale · 57 m²	20 Jun 2025	920 m
£186,000	Semi-detached · resale · 49 m²	18 Jun 2025	770 m
£195,000	Flat · resale · 62 m²	12 Jun 2025	400 m
£355,000	Semi-detached · resale · 97 m²	6 Jun 2025	470 m
£339,000	Semi-detached · resale · 81 m²	28 May 2025	340 m
£270,000	Semi-detached · resale · 49 m²	19 May 2025	810 m
£277,000	Semi-detached · resale · 66 m²	16 May 2025	710 m
£295,000	Semi-detached · resale · 73 m²	16 May 2025	510 m
£285,000	Semi-detached · resale · 59 m²	7 May 2025	820 m
£335,000	Semi-detached · resale · 91 m²	7 May 2025	780 m
£270,000	Semi-detached · resale · 67 m²	17 Apr 2025	590 m
£86,400	Flat · resale · 71 m²	16 Apr 2025	540 m
£285,000	Semi-detached · resale · 53 m²	11 Apr 2025	540 m
£250,950	Other · resale · 86 m²	7 Apr 2025	930 m
£325,000	Detached · resale · 83 m²	31 Mar 2025	210 m
£415,000	Detached · resale · 125 m²	28 Mar 2025	810 m
£375,000	Semi-detached · resale · 107 m²	28 Mar 2025	130 m
£300,000	Detached · resale · 75 m²	28 Mar 2025	440 m
£317,500	Terraced · resale · 73 m²	28 Mar 2025	590 m
£287,500	Semi-detached · resale · 58 m²	26 Mar 2025	150 m
£318,000	Semi-detached · resale · 81 m²	24 Mar 2025	520 m
£389,600	Detached · resale · 73 m²	21 Mar 2025	240 m
£330,000	Detached · resale · 97 m²	19 Mar 2025	250 m
£285,000	Semi-detached · resale · 44 m²	11 Mar 2025	490 m
£360,000	Semi-detached · resale · 102 m²	7 Mar 2025	590 m
£358,000	Detached · resale · 88 m²	4 Mar 2025	770 m
£270,000	Semi-detached · resale · 66 m²	4 Mar 2025	240 m
£380,000	Semi-detached · resale · 92 m²	28 Feb 2025	870 m
£275,000	Semi-detached · resale · 66 m²	28 Feb 2025	980 m
£280,000	Semi-detached · resale · 54 m²	28 Feb 2025	240 m
£260,000	Semi-detached · resale · 62 m²	21 Feb 2025	700 m
£278,000	Terraced · resale · 80 m²	14 Feb 2025	990 m
£320,000	Semi-detached · resale · 54 m²	14 Feb 2025	390 m
£305,000	Semi-detached · resale · 71 m²	7 Feb 2025	420 m
£305,000	Semi-detached · resale · 66 m²	31 Jan 2025	590 m
£246,500	Semi-detached · resale · 26 m²	30 Jan 2025	820 m
£385,000	Semi-detached · resale · 87 m²	30 Jan 2025	200 m
£288,000	Semi-detached · resale · 59 m²	30 Jan 2025	720 m
£250,000	Semi-detached · resale · 73 m²	29 Jan 2025	580 m
£280,000	Semi-detached · resale · 46 m²	27 Jan 2025	350 m
£289,000	Semi-detached · resale · 60 m²	24 Jan 2025	260 m
£425,000	Detached · resale · 124 m²	24 Jan 2025	790 m
£212,500	Flat · resale · 74 m²	22 Jan 2025	480 m
£335,000	Detached · resale · 106 m²	21 Jan 2025	930 m
£380,000	Semi-detached · resale · 112 m²	15 Jan 2025	320 m
£157,000	Flat · resale · 49 m²	10 Jan 2025	970 m
£305,000	Detached · resale · 80 m²	20 Dec 2024	240 m
£315,000	Semi-detached · resale · 65 m²	18 Dec 2024	800 m
£200,000	Other · resale · 77 m²	18 Dec 2024	480 m
£200,000	Detached · resale · 71 m²	17 Dec 2024	970 m
£303,000	Semi-detached · resale · 71 m²	17 Dec 2024	110 m
£270,000	Semi-detached · resale · 61 m²	13 Dec 2024	250 m
£335,000	Detached · resale · 114 m²	5 Dec 2024	260 m
£337,500	Detached · resale · 49 m²	3 Dec 2024	770 m
£275,000	Semi-detached · resale · 65 m²	29 Nov 2024	710 m
£193,000	Semi-detached · resale · 62 m²	27 Nov 2024	700 m
£380,000	Semi-detached · resale · 75 m²	22 Nov 2024	490 m
£325,000	Semi-detached · resale · 48 m²	21 Nov 2024	370 m
£364,000	Detached · resale · 54 m²	20 Nov 2024	100 m
£335,000	Terraced · resale · 102 m²	15 Nov 2024	630 m
£248,000	Semi-detached · resale · 42 m²	14 Nov 2024	500 m

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