Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
17 Kings Dam is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Gillingham, Beccles, Beccles (NR34 0LG). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2017) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). Across 2018–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£301/sq ft) was about 73.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2024 for £340,000.
17 Kings Dam's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Certificate validity
Valid until 10 May 2027
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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.
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17 Kings Dam 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.
17 Kings Dam saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£345,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 6 years.
£340,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 6 years.
21 July 2024Most recent
£340,000
+15.3%over 3 years19 March 2021
£295,000
+26.6%over 2 years26 April 2018
£233,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR34 0LG: £430,000 (2026–2023).
32a, Kings Dam, Gillingham, Beccles, NR34 0LG
Sold Jan 2026
7 Kings Dam, Gillingham, Beccles, NR34 0LG
Sold Aug 2025
38 Kings Dam, Gillingham, Beccles, NR34 0LG
Sold Jan 2025
22 Kings Dam, Gillingham, Beccles, NR34 0LG
Sold Jan 2024
25 Kings Dam, Gillingham, Beccles, NR34 0LG
Sold Dec 2023
Price per m² for 17 Kings Dam runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,238
Street avg £2,224
Floor Area
105 m²
Street avg 119 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.5 t/year
Street avg 6.6 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.
Nearest stop
1.5 km
Fen Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Gillingham St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy. 6 schools nearby.
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
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