Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
The Brambles, Waterheath Road, Aldeby, Beccles, NR34 0DQ
3 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
64 m²
689 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 39
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About The Brambles
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
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 £483,000 is 28.8% 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.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms3
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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.
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Apr 2025
Current Certificate
Apr 2015EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E39
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 6 April 2025
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Early 20th centuryDetached BungalowEPC ENo mains gas
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against The Brambles, Waterheath Road, Aldeby, Beccles, NR34 0DQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
The Brambles 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.
Sale price has at least doubled since 1999.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£483,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 17 years.
Last sold (2016)
£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).
Versus other Waterheath Road homes
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
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
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
1.8 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 0DQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB
55 dB
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65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
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