The Brambles, Waterheath Road, Aldeby, Beccles, NR34 0DQ
About The Brambles
The Brambles is a three-bedroom detached house in Aldeby, Beccles, Beccles (NR34 0DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 112), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 64 m² it sits well below the postcode median (195 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1999–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £458,000 is 22.1% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£544/sq ft) was about 530.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in August 2016.
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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
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Apr 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
The Brambles has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1999.
£458,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 17 years.
£375,000
Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
4 August 2016Most recent
£375,000
+25.0%over 9 years4 January 2007
£300,000
+114.3%over 7 years8 September 1999
£140,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in NR34 0DQ: £235,000 (2011–1997).
Everything we know about The Brambles, in one report
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 Waterheath Road homes
The Brambles is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
39 (E)
Street avg 51 (E)
Floor Area
64 m²
Street avg 203 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 9.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB