Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Buttercup Cottage, Crimp Cramp Lane, Wheatacre, Beccles, NR34 0BQ
Notable views
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
168 m²
1806 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 51
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About Buttercup Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Buttercup Cottage is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Wheatacre, Beccles, Beccles (NR34 0BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 168 m² (around 1806 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2009) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 57). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from May 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views.
Held since December 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 168 m² the property is well over the postcode median (116 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £391,000 sits 81.9% above the 2010 sale of £215,000.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
- Notable viewsYes
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Buttercup Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 May 2019
Current Certificate
May 2009EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
9.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 27 May 2019
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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gas
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Buttercup Cottage, Crimp Cramp Lane, Wheatacre, Beccles, NR34 0BQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Buttercup Cottage has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Buttercup Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£391,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2010)
£215,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 December 2010Most recent
£215,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR34 0BQ: £192,000 (2025–2000).
Nearby sales in NR34 0BQ
1 Ketts Acre, Crimp Cramp Lane, Wheatacre, Beccles, NR34 0BQ
Sold May 2025
£370,422Ellscott, Crimp Cramp Lane, Wheatacre, Beccles, NR34 0BQ
Sold Nov 2003
£192,000Hollyoak, Crimp Cramp Lane, Wheatacre, Beccles, NR34 0BQ
Sold Apr 2003
£90,000Oaklee, Crimp Cramp Lane, Wheatacre, Beccles, NR34 0BQ
Sold Nov 1997
£52,000
Versus other Crimp Cramp Lane homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Buttercup Cottage outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,281
Street avg £2,097
Floor Area
168 m²
Street avg 122 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.3 t/year
Street avg 6.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Beccles district page.
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.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NR34 0BQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.4dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
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