Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
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 78.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Certificate validity
Valid until 8 August 2031
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
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Because the property has been extended more than once and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Birchcroft 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.
Price for Birchcroft has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.
£604,000
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.
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).
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Sold Mar 2021
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Sold Jan 2014
The Bungalow, Rectory Road, Aldeby, Beccles, NR34 0BJ
Sold Dec 2012
Price per m² for Birchcroft runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,792
Street avg £2,726
Floor Area
120 m²
Street avg 117 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
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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.
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