Birchcroft, Rectory Road, Aldeby, Beccles, NR34 0BJ
About Birchcroft
Birchcroft is a four-bedroom detached house in Aldeby, Beccles, Beccles (NR34 0BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since June 2013. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views, a self-contained annexe and attached land beyond the plot.
Most recent transfer: March 2022 at £575,000. 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. Across 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£445/sq ft) was about 28.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- GarageDouble
- LandYes
- Notable viewsYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Window efficiency improved
Cavity wall insulation installed
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Birchcroft has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Birchcroft
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
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Sales history & valuation
Price for Birchcroft has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.
£563,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.4% per year over 23 years.
£575,000
Growth on file: 9.4% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
15 March 2022Most recent
£575,000
+107.6%over 7 years26 August 2014
£277,000
+61.0%over 11 years17 December 2002
£172,000
+142.3%over 3 years11 January 1999
£71,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR34 0BJ: £355,000 (2024–2014).
Nearby sales in NR34 0BJ
Green Farm Bungalow, Rectory Road, Aldeby, Beccles, NR34 0BJ
Sold May 2024
£425,0001 Rose Cottages, Rectory Road, Aldeby, Beccles, NR34 0BJ
Sold Sept 2021
£355,000Sunray, Rectory Road, Aldeby, Beccles, NR34 0BJ
Sold Mar 2021
£667,500Rose Haven, Rectory Road, Aldeby, Beccles, NR34 0BJ
Sold Jan 2014
£236,000The Bungalow, Rectory Road, Aldeby, Beccles, NR34 0BJ
Sold Dec 2012
£227,500
Everything we know about Birchcroft, 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

Versus other Rectory Road homes
Price per m² for Birchcroft runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,792
Street avg £3,121
Floor Area
120 m²
Street avg 119 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
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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
45.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.4dB