5 Ashford Close, Gillingham, Beccles, NR34 0LE

5 Ashford Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Gillingham, Beccles, Beccles (NR34 0LE). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on oil. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal.

Across 1998–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £284,000 sits 58.7% above the 2014 sale of £179,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£252/sq ft) was about 17.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in August 2014. At 66 m² it's 23.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (86 m² median across 7 EPCs).