Fordley Cottage, Beccles Road, Wheatacre, Beccles, NR34 0BS

Fordley Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Wheatacre, Beccles, Beccles (NR34 0BS). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2023) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2013. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 80 m² it sits well below the postcode median (175 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £243,000 is 15.7% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£244/sq ft) was about 66% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £210,000 in October 2024. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2022.