Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
1 Oak Farm Cottages is a semi-detached house in Aldeby, Beccles, Beccles (NR34 0BY). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since April 2012. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
1 Oak Farm Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Certificate validity
Valid until 17 September 2029
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Get a survey for this property
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £885 · Includes VAT
1 Oak Farm Cottages 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.
1 Oak Farm Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£232,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 4 sales in NR34 0BY: £223,500 (2022–2004).
EPC Rating for 1 Oak Farm Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
39 (E)
Street avg 57 (D)
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 105 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.6 t/year
Street avg 6.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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.
Closest school
2.2 km
Glebeland Community Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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