Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
1 Smithes Ground Cottages, Station Road, Aldeby, Beccles, NR34 0BY
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
106 m²
1141 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 59
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 1 Smithes Ground Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Smithes Ground Cottages is a semi-detached house in Aldeby, Beccles, Beccles (NR34 0BY). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in May 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 100), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
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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.
1 Smithes Ground Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
May 2024
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D59
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 3 May 2034
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
May 2024from May 2013
EPC improved fromE45toD59
Walls
Very PoorAverage
Wall insulation improved
Low Energy Lighting
80%100%
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gas
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.
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1 Smithes Ground Cottages, Station Road, Aldeby, Beccles, NR34 0BY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 Smithes Ground Cottages 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.
1 Smithes Ground Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£271,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
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).
Versus other Station Road homes
Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
1 Smithes Ground Cottages is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
EPC Rating
59 (D)
Street avg 55 (D)
Floor Area
106 m²
Street avg 104 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.2 t/year
Street avg 6.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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.
Closest school
2.2 km
Glebeland Community Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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 0BY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
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