Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Ash Trees, Church Lane, Wheatacre, Beccles, NR34 0AU
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
129 m²
1389 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 61
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About Ash Trees
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Ash Trees is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Wheatacre, Beccles, Beccles (NR34 0AU). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1389 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 98), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.
At 129 m² the property is well over the postcode median (93 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£331/sq ft) was about 132.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2022 at £460,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingYes
- LandYes
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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
Jun 2022EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 9 June 2032
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Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Ash Trees, Church Lane, Wheatacre, Beccles, NR34 0AU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Ash Trees has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£491,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2022)
£460,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 November 2022Most recent
£460,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR34 0AU: £265,000 (2021–2016).
Nearby sales in NR34 0AU
1 Whiteways, Church Lane, Wheatacre, Beccles, NR34 0AU
Sold Dec 2021
£265,0002 Whiteways, Church Lane, Wheatacre, Beccles, NR34 0AU
Sold Mar 2021
£260,000Cinder Cottage, Church Lane, Wheatacre, Beccles, NR34 0AU
Sold Jan 2019
£360,000Forge House, Church Lane, Wheatacre, Beccles, NR34 0AU
Sold Mar 2016
£520,0005 Whiteways, Church Lane, Wheatacre, Beccles, NR34 0AU
Sold Dec 2013
£143,000
Versus other Church Lane homes
Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Years Held for Ash Trees lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,566
Street avg £2,054
Floor Area
129 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 6.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Beccles district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
87/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NR34 0AU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.5dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Ash Trees, Church Lane, Wheatacre, Beccles, NR34 0AU. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.