Priory Cottage, St Marys Road, Aldeby, Beccles, NR34 0BH
About Priory Cottage
Priory Cottage is a detached house in Aldeby, Beccles, Beccles (NR34 0BH). It has a recorded floor area of 206 m² (around 2217 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 206 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch, a conservatory and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Know exactly what you're buying at Priory Cottage
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Priory Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A recent planning application at Priory Cottage was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Aug 2021FullIn report
Re-submission of application BA/2020/0279/FUL - Use of land for siting 4 No. Bell Tents and 4 No. washsheds with compostable toilets (retrospective)
- Agent
- Parker Planning Services
Retrospective- Documents
- 27 docs on file
- Reference
- BA/2021/0239/FUL
- Jan 2021FullIn report
Use of land for siting 4 No. Bell Tents and 4 No. washsheds with compostable toilets and car parking (Retrospective)
Retrospective- Documents
- 26 docs on file
- Reference
- BA/2020/0279/FUL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Priory Cottage
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
- A planning decision worth checking
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Sales history & valuation
Priory Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£441,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 3 sales in NR34 0BH: £315,000 (2022–2012).
Everything we know about Priory Cottage, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
- A planning decision worth checking
Versus other St Marys Road homes
Priory Cottage outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
45 (E)
Street avg 45 (E)
Floor Area
206 m²
Street avg 115 m²
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 9.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB