Hornbeam Cottage, Loddon Road, Gillingham, Beccles, NR34 0AG
About Hornbeam Cottage
Hornbeam Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Gillingham, Beccles, Beccles (NR34 0AG). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2020) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on oil.
Last sale on file: £320,000 in June 2021. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £354,000 is 10.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£303/sq ft) was about 47.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Risks
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Trends
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What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-west-facing
- GarageYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
A a rear extension application was refused at Hornbeam Cottage in 2022.
- Sept 2022ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
- Agent
- East Point Cad
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 2022/1447
- Jul 2022ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Certificate of lawful use (proposed) for residential single storey rear extension.
- Agent
- East Point CAD
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 2022/0864
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Sales history & valuation
Hornbeam Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.
£354,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.8% per year over 19 years.
£320,000
Growth on file: 3.8% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
15 June 2021Most recent
£320,000
+37.3%over 13 years2 September 2007
£233,000
+22.6%over 2 years11 November 2004
£190,000
+18.8%over 2 years1 October 2002
£160,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in NR34 0AG: £170,000 (2025–1997).
Nearby sales in NR34 0AG
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.2 km
Fen Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Gillingham St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy. 7 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.2dB