Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Thatched Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Toft Monks, Beccles, Beccles (NR34 0EA). It has a recorded floor area of 202 m² (around 2174 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since June 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). Main heating runs on oil. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 202 m² the property is well over the postcode median (87 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1998–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £557,000 sits 62.6% above the 2016 sale of £342,500. On the market in April 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.
Thatched Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Certificate validity
Valid until 8 May 2035
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Get a survey for this property
Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £1,085 · Includes VAT
Thatched Cottage 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.
Thatched Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£557,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 18 years.
£342,500
Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 18 years.
7 April 2016Most recent
£342,500
+3.0%over 1 year18 December 2014
£332,500
+16.7%over 1 year21 November 2013
£285,000
+18.8%over 10 years29 November 2002
£240,000
+57.9%over 2 years20 August 2000
£152,000
+52.0%over 2 years27 March 1998
£100,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR34 0EA: £200,000 (2024–2018).
1 Beccles Road, Toft Monks, Beccles, NR34 0EA
Sold Nov 2024
5 Beccles Road, Toft Monks, Beccles, NR34 0EA
Sold Jan 2022
The Beeches, Beccles Road, Toft Monks, Beccles, NR34 0EA
Sold Jun 2021
3 Beccles Road, Toft Monks, Beccles, NR34 0EA
Sold Nov 2020
Peartree Cottage, Beccles Road, Toft Monks, Beccles, NR34 0EA
Sold Apr 2017
On co₂ emissions, Thatched Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,696
Street avg £2,217
Floor Area
202 m²
Street avg 120 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 8.2 t/year
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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
0.9 km
Glebeland Community Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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