Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
3 Coastguard Cottages is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Caister-On-Sea, Great Yarmouth, Great Yarmouth (NR30 5HF). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views and outbuildings.
Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in August 2010. Today's modelled estimate of £216,000 sits 105.8% above the 2010 sale of £104,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£115/sq ft) was about 18.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 85 m² it sits well below the postcode median (129 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 10 February 2032
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Connected to mains gas supply
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Because the property was built before 1919 and has permanent outbuildings, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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3 Coastguard Cottages has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
3 Coastguard Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£216,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£104,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
18 August 2010Most recent
£104,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR30 5HF: £140,000 (2023–2012).
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Sold Apr 2023
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Sold Jun 2020
6 Coastguard Cottages, Coastguard Road, Caister On Sea, Great Yarmouth, NR30 5HF
Sold Mar 2019
2 Coastguard Cottages, Coastguard Road, Caister On Sea, Great Yarmouth, NR30 5HF
Sold Mar 2012
9 Coastguard Road, Caister On Sea, Great Yarmouth, NR30 5HF
Sold Jan 2012
3 Coastguard Cottages outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,235
Street avg £1,449
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 108 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 9.2 t/year
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
376/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
0.5 km
Caister Junior School. 4 schools nearby.
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