Briars, Waterheath Road, Aldeby, Beccles, NR34 0DQ
About Briars
Briars is a four-bedroom detached house in Aldeby, Beccles, Beccles (NR34 0DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 195 m² (around 2100 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2010) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from January 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe, outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 195 m² it's 21.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (160 m² median across 3 EPCs). Across 1997–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 10% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £673,000 is 37.3% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£233/sq ft) was about 26.9% below the postcode norm. On the market in November 2011 and unlisted since — roughly 15 years. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2013.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageYes
- Summer houseYes
- OutbuildingsYes
- LandYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Energy performance
Briars's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Jan 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Dec 2013New BuildFullIn report
Proposed brick built 3 bay cart lodge
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 2013/1359
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Briars has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£673,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.0% per year over 14 years.
£490,000
Growth on file: 10.0% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
9 November 2011Most recent
£490,000
+282.8%over 14 years31 October 1997
£128,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in NR34 0DQ: £267,500 (2016–1999).
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What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Waterheath Road homes
EPC Rating
46 (E)
Street avg 49 (E)
Floor Area
195 m²
Street avg 159 m²
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 7.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 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.
Closest school
1.8 km
Glebeland Community Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB