Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Lake View Cottage, Beccles Road, Fritton, Great Yarmouth, NR31 9HB
4 sales on record1 planning record
Estimated value
£328,000
- Since the 2017 sale (£260,000)+26%
- Against NR31 9HB's recent median (£417,500)-21%
Newest record on this page: February 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
105 m²
1130 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 25
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Our estimate
£328,000
- Against its 2017 sale (£260,000)+26%
- Against NR31 9HB's recent median (£417,500)-21%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Lake View Cottage is modelled from its 105 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in NR31 9HB. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
105 m² from the EPC lodged in February 2023
Sales of this home
4 sales recorded, the latest in 2017
Recent sales in NR31 9HB
5 sales, median £417,500 (2026–2021)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: February 2026 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Lake View Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
Sales timeline
19 October 2017Most recent
£260,000
+26.8%over 4 years15 February 2013
£205,000
+68.0%over 1 year13 April 2011
£122,000
+106.8%over 14 years22 October 1996
£59,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR31 9HB: £417,500 (2026–2021).
Nearby sales in NR31 9HB
Sundial, Beccles Road, Fritton, Great Yarmouth, NR31 9HB
Sold Feb 2026
£685,000Rose Mount, Beccles Road, Fritton, Great Yarmouth, NR31 9HB
Sold Oct 2025
£495,000East Cottage, Beccles Road, Fritton, Great Yarmouth, NR31 9HB
Sold Jun 2025
£278,000Turnpike, Beccles Road, Fritton, Great Yarmouth, NR31 9HB
Sold Aug 2021
£200,000Ivy House, Beccles Road, Fritton, Great Yarmouth, NR31 9HB
Sold Jun 2021
£417,500
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- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About Lake View Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Lake View Cottage is a semi-detached house in Fritton, Great Yarmouth, Great Yarmouth (NR31 9HB). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows an F (score 25), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in January 2011 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 61), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on bottled lpg.
On the market in October 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 105 m² it's 19.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (131 m² median across 11 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £328,000 is 26.2% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£230/sq ft) was about 27.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2011.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Feb 2023
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F25
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 7 February 2033
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Aug 2012from Jan 2011
EPC improved fromG10toE41
Heating Controls
FullProg + TRVs
Heating controls changed
Windows
AverageGood
Window efficiency improved
Wall Insulation
Uninsulated SolidInsulated Cavity
Cavity wall insulation installed
Roof Insulation
UninsulatedWell Insulated
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
Low Energy Lighting
0%35%
More low energy lighting installed
Feb 2023from Aug 2012
EPC improved fromE41toF25
Heating Controls
Prog + TRVsFull
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Roof
PoorAverage
Roof insulation improved
Low Energy Lighting
35%86%
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Lake View Cottage, Beccles Road, Fritton, Great Yarmouth, NR31 9HB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 application on record at Lake View Cottage, Beccles Road, Fritton, Great Yarmouth, NR31 9HB
0decisions1extensions7documents3nearby
- Jun 2011ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Construction of first floor side extensions with dormer window
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/11/0256/F
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Versus other Beccles Road homes
Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Lake View Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,476
Street avg £2,554
Floor Area
105 m²
Street avg 157 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 8.0 t/year
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Great Yarmouth district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
363/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.9 km
Haddiscoe Rail Station — railway station.
Nearest stops
- Haddiscoe Rail StationRailway station1.9km
- Telephone BoxBus stop2.0km
- Slugs LaneBus stop2.7km
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences2,072 reports41%
- Anti-social Behaviour691 reports14%
- Criminal Damage & Arson515 reports10%
- Shoplifting398 reports8%
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NR31 9HB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gas
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Lake View Cottage is modelled from its 105 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in NR31 9HB. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 4 sales are recorded for Lake View Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Lake View Cottage was lodged in February 2023 at band F and is valid until February 2033. 3 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to Lake View Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. Schools and stops are measured in a straight line from NR31 9HB. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- Lake View Cottage is in council tax band C. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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