53b, Beach Road, Scratby, Great Yarmouth, NR29 3AJ
About 53b
53b is a semi-detached house in Scratby, Great Yarmouth, Great Yarmouth (NR29 3AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (April 2016); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Held since October 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1998–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £254,000 sits 252.8% above the 2001 sale of £72,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£79/sq ft) was about 57.3% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
53b's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Solar PV panels (10 kWp) installed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Roof insulation improved
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
53b has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
6 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
53b's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£254,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 16.2% per year over 3 years.
£72,000
Growth on file: 16.2% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
25 October 2001Most recent
£72,000
+60.0%over 3 years8 September 1998
£45,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR29 3AJ: £283,755 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in NR29 3AJ
26 Beach Road, Scratby, Great Yarmouth, NR29 3AJ
Sold Nov 2024
£245,00041 Beach Road, Scratby, Great Yarmouth, NR29 3AJ
Sold Apr 2023
£262,50052 Beach Road, Scratby, Great Yarmouth, NR29 3AJ
Sold Mar 2023
£395,00021 Beach Road, Scratby, Great Yarmouth, NR29 3AJ
Sold May 2022
£283,75527 Beach Road, Scratby, Great Yarmouth, NR29 3AJ
Sold Mar 2022
£534,000
Versus other Beach Road homes
53b is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£847
Street avg £2,288
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 6.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
1.3 km
Ormesby Village Junior School. 3 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB







