Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
1 College Farm Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Aldeby, Beccles, Beccles (NR34 0BD). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2026) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2021 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Very Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on dual fuel. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition. Other recorded features include notable views, a conservatory and outbuildings.
Across 2012–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 20.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £362,000 is 20.4% below the 2022 sale of £455,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£640/sq ft) was about 397.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 66 m² it's 20.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (83 m² median across 3 EPCs). Sold July 2022 for £455,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 24 February 2036
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Upgraded to gas central heating
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Hot water system upgraded
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Get a survey for this property
Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £955 · Includes VAT
1 College Farm Cottages has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
1 College Farm Cottages has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2012.
£362,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 20.6% per year over 10 years.
£455,000
Growth on file: 20.6% per year over 10 years.
28 July 2022Most recent
£455,000
+600.0%over 10 years5 March 2012
£65,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in NR34 0BD: £113,500 (2019–2011).
Floor Area for 1 College Farm Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
39 (E)
Street avg 40 (E)
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 126 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 t/year
Street avg 11.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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.
Nearest stop
2.7 km
Service Station — bus stop.
Closest school
3.0 km
Barnby and North Cove Community Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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