Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
1 Woods Cottages, Yarmouth Road, Gillingham, Beccles, NR34 0EE
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
93 m²
1001 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 43
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Private Rental
About 1 Woods Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Woods Cottages is a semi-detached house in Gillingham, Beccles, Beccles (NR34 0EE). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2025) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since August 2012. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 93 m² it sits well below the postcode median (133 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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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 Woods Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Nov 2025
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E43
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
6.7 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Valid until 19 November 2035
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Nov 2025from Aug 2012
Hot Water
AveragePoor
Hot water efficiency decreased
Low Energy Lighting
71%100%
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls
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 Woods Cottages, Yarmouth Road, Gillingham, Beccles, NR34 0EE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 Woods 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 Woods 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£236,000
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 5 sales in NR34 0EE: £495,000 (2021–1999).
Versus other Yarmouth Road homes
Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
1 Woods Cottages outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
43 (E)
Street avg 47 (E)
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 180 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 11.9 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.
Nearest stop
1.5 km
Fen Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.8 km
Gillingham St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy. 6 schools 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 0EE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
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