What type of property is Beech Cottage, Staithe Road, NR34 0BT?

Beech Cottage, Staithe Road, NR34 0BT is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for Beech Cottage, Staithe Road, NR34 0BT?

Beech Cottage, Staithe Road, NR34 0BT last sold for £400,000 in January 2020, around 6 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does Beech Cottage, Staithe Road, NR34 0BT have?

The current EPC rating for Beech Cottage, Staithe Road, NR34 0BT is E with a score of 41 out of 100, lodged in November 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Beech Cottage, Staithe Road, NR34 0BT?

Beech Cottage, Staithe Road, NR34 0BT has a recorded floor area of 150 m² (1,615 sq ft), around 38 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 30% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in NR34 0BT. Source: EPC Register.

How is Beech Cottage, Staithe Road, NR34 0BT heated?

The latest EPC at Beech Cottage, Staithe Road, NR34 0BT records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for Beech Cottage, Staithe Road, NR34 0BT?

Beech Cottage, Staithe Road, NR34 0BT has 1 planning record on file (1 approved), most recent in September 2021. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is Beech Cottage, Staithe Road, NR34 0BT?

Beech Cottage, Staithe Road, NR34 0BT is in council tax band E.

Where is Beech Cottage, Staithe Road, NR34 0BT located?

Beech Cottage, Staithe Road, NR34 0BT sits in Burgh St. Peter, Beccles, Beccles. It falls within the NR34 postcode district in Norfolk.

What is crime like near Beech Cottage, Staithe Road, NR34 0BT?

Police records around Beech Cottage, Staithe Road, NR34 0BT show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 4 months. Public order makes up roughly 27% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Beech Cottage, Staithe Road, NR34 0BT?

The closest primary school to Beech Cottage, Staithe Road, NR34 0BT is Oulton Broad Primary School (2.8km).

How well connected is Beech Cottage, Staithe Road, NR34 0BT?

The closest bus stop to Beech Cottage, Staithe Road, NR34 0BT is North Bay Lodge, 2.6km away. In total there are 5 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Beech Cottage, Staithe Road, Burgh St Peter, Beccles, NR34 0BT

1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

150 m²

1615 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 41

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Beech Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Beech Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Burgh St. Peter, Beccles, Beccles (NR34 0BT). It has a recorded floor area of 150 m² (around 1615 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

Today's modelled estimate of £527,000 is 31.7% above the 2020 sale price. Most recent transfer: January 2020 at £400,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2021.

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Risks

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Beech Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

E41

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

10.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Beech Cottage, Staithe Road, Burgh St Peter, Beccles, NR34 0BT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Sept 2021
RenovationFull
In report
Alterations to dwellinghouse
Documents
36 docs on file
Reference
BA/2020/0393/HOUSEH
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

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Current estimate

£527,000

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Last sold (2020)

£400,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

10 January 2020Most recent
£400,000

Median price across the last 4 sales in NR34 0BT: £310,000 (2017–1996).

Nearby sales in NR34 0BT

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Area

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Full Beccles report

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.

Nearest stop

2.6 km

North Bay Lodge — bus stop.

Closest school

2.8 km

Oulton Broad Primary School. 1 school nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NR34 0BT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for NR34 0BT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.7dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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