The Brackens, Dicks Mount, Burgh St Peter, Beccles, NR34 0BU
About The Brackens
The Brackens is a detached house in Burgh St. Peter, Beccles, Beccles (NR34 0BU). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2021) returns a high B (score 88), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in June 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 107). Main heating runs on oil.
Across 2014–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £557,000 is 38.1% below the 2022 sale of £900,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. At 131 m² it sits well below the postcode median (215 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £900,000 in September 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Wall insulation improved
Floor insulation added or improved
Planning history
- Sept 2018OutbuildingFullIn report
Erection of outbuilding to accommodate a home office and W.C.
- Agent
- Stone Planning Consultants
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 2018/1683
- May 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Front & rear extensions including two chimneys. Erection of potting shed.
- Agent
- GP Architectural Services
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 2018/0459
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The Brackens has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2014.
£557,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.8% per year over 8 years.
£900,000
Growth on file: 12.8% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
14 September 2022Most recent
£900,000
+164.7%over 8 years11 August 2014
£340,000
Median price across the last 2 sales in NR34 0BU: £532,500 (2016–2007).
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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 Dicks Mount homes
The Brackens outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
88 (B)
Street avg 53 (E)
Floor Area
131 m²
Street avg 201 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.9 t/year
Street avg 7.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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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.
Nearest stop
2.9 km
West Cottage — bus stop.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB