The Cottage, Geldeston Road, Gillingham, Beccles, NR34 0HT

The Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Gillingham, Beccles, Beccles (NR34 0HT). It has a recorded floor area of 174 m² (around 1873 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2013. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 174 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2014–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£296/sq ft) was about 112.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £555,000 in December 2023.