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EPC B
About 242 London Road South
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
242 London Road South is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Lowestoft (NR33 0BE). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2025) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in April 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. At 41 m² this is the 8th smallest of 20 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 24–193 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (81 versus a worst of 29).
It hasn't traded since July 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. At 41 m² it's 19.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (51 m² median across 19 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. One planning record on file: subdivision approved in 2007. Past consents include subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£295/sq ft) was about 291.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
242 London Road South ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Mar 2025
EPC Rating
A
B
B81
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
0.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 242 London Road South, Lowestoft, NR33 0BE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Jul 2007SubdivisionFullGranted
Conversion of house into 3no. flats
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£127,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2006)
£130,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other London Road South homes
Four headline reads against 12 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Years Held for 242 London Road South lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,171
Street avg £2,827
Floor Area
41 m²
Street avg 45 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Lorne Park Road — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NR33 0BE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 46 points of interest in total.
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