Queensmead, Victoria Road, Polegate, BN26 6BU
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Healthcare facility for sale
Key features
- Vacant Purpose Built Care Home
- Constructed circa 1989
- 35 en suite bedrooms
- GIA approximately 1,233 sqm (13,272 sq ft)
- Level gardens and off street parking
- EPC Rating B
- Christie & Co Ref: 8877831
Description
Queensmead is a purpose-built care home originally constructed circa 1989. The property is arranged over three floors, served by a passenger lift, and provides 35 single bedrooms, all with en-suite WC and wash hand basin. Communal areas include a residents’ lounge, dining room, and conservatory on the ground floor.
The building is of traditional brick construction under a pitched tiled roof, with uPVC windows to the rear and timber-framed windows to the front.
Externally, there is off-street parking to the front and level patio and garden areas to the side and rear.
The home was previously registered with CQC for 34 residents and was last reviewed in July 2023 when it was rated Good.
A link to the video tour and floorplans can be found at the following link:
Queensmead is situated in Polegate, a town in the Wealden District of East Sussex, about five miles north of Eastbourne, 20 miles east from Brighton, and 24 miles south of Tunbridge Wells. The property is in a prominent corner position near the town centre, in a mainly residential area with local amenities nearby. Polegate has a mainline railway station with regular services to London, Brighton, and Eastbourne. Road links are good, with the A27 and A22 providing easy access to surrounding towns and major routes.
Internal DetailsGround Floor
Reception, offices, kitchen, dining room, lounge, conservatory, laundry, sluice, staff room, stores, WC, and 12 single en suite bedrooms.
First Floor
Lounge, sluice, stores, staff room, and 12 single en suite bedrooms.
Second Floor
Staff area, office, sluice, plant room, and 11 single en suite bedrooms.
Please note that loose fixtures and fittings are not included in the sale but may be available to purchase at an additional cost.
Sale InformationSale on the behalf of the Joint Administrators of Aethel Care Homes Limited.
External DetailsThe property occupies a square site of approximately 0.187 hectares (0.46 acres). Externally, there is a car park to the front for around 15 vehicles, and to the side and rear are level enclosed gardens with patio seating areas.
The OpportunitySale on the behalf of the Joint Administrators of Aethel Care Homes Limited. Christie & Co are marketing Queensmead which ceased trading in August 2025 and is offered for sale on a closed basis.
This is an excellent opportunity to acquire a purpose-built care home in an area with a higher than average population over the age of 65. It is likely to suit an experienced care home operator or alternative uses subject to the usual consents being obtained.
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Queensmead, Victoria Road, Polegate, BN26 6BU
NEAREST STATIONS
Distances are straight line measurements from the centre of the postcode- Polegate Station0.3 miles
- Hampden Park Station2.7 miles
- Berwick Station3.5 miles
Notes
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