Black Bird Cottage, Mill Road, Burgh St Peter, Beccles, NR34 0BA
About Black Bird Cottage
Black Bird Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Burgh St. Peter, Beccles, Beccles (NR34 0BA). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1442 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Held since August 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £480,000 sits 284% above the 1997 sale of £125,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenWest-facing
- GarageDouble, Detached
- LandYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Black Bird Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Black Bird Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Black Bird Cottage's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£480,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£125,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 August 1997Most recent
£125,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR34 0BA: £435,200 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in NR34 0BA
Sunnydale, Mill Road, Burgh St Peter, Beccles, NR34 0BA
Sold Sept 2025
£435,200Oakmead, Mill Road, Burgh St Peter, Beccles, NR34 0BA
Sold Sept 2025
£420,000Fairview, Mill Road, Burgh St Peter, Beccles, NR34 0BA
Sold Aug 2022
£240,000Greenways, Mill Road, Burgh St Peter, Beccles, NR34 0BA
Sold Jul 2022
£575,000Millers Oak, Mill Road, Burgh St Peter, Beccles, NR34 0BA
Sold Aug 2021
£540,000
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What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.5dB