Black Gate Cottage, Station Road, Geldeston, Beccles, NR34 0HS
About Black Gate Cottage
Black Gate Cottage is a detached house in Geldeston, Beccles, Beccles (NR34 0HS). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1389 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (September 2017) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 129 m² the property is well over the postcode median (93 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £522,000 is 13.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£331/sq ft) was about 19.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2021 at £460,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Black Gate Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Black Gate Cottage 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
Latest sale on Black Gate Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£522,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£460,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 February 2021Most recent
£460,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR34 0HS: £330,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in NR34 0HS
18 Station Road, Geldeston, Beccles, NR34 0HS
Sold Nov 2024
£395,00029 Station Road, Geldeston, Beccles, NR34 0HS
Sold Aug 2024
£330,00024 Station Road, Geldeston, Beccles, NR34 0HS
Sold Feb 2022
£341,00036 Station Road, Geldeston, Beccles, NR34 0HS
Sold Oct 2020
£275,00034 Station Road, Geldeston, Beccles, NR34 0HS
Sold Aug 2020
£240,000
Everything we know about Black Gate Cottage, 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 Station Road homes
Floor Area for Black Gate Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,566
Street avg £4,105
Floor Area
129 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 8.4 t/year
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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.
Nearest stop
1.6 km
Council Houses — bus stop.
Closest school
2.1 km
Gillingham St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy. 2 schools 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
42.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB