Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
24a is a detached house in Gillingham, Beccles, Beccles (NR34 0LG). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in December 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 96 m² it's 19.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (119 m² median across 26 EPCs).
24a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Certificate validity
Valid until 8 April 2029
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Get a survey for this property
Because the property has no mains gas supply and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £955 · Includes VAT
24a 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.
24a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£308,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
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 0LG: £385,000 (2026–2024).
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
17 Kings Dam, Gillingham, Beccles, NR34 0LG
Sold Jul 2024
22 Kings Dam, Gillingham, Beccles, NR34 0LG
Sold Jan 2024
Habitable Rooms for 24a lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
41 (E)
Street avg 48 (E)
Floor Area
96 m²
Street avg 119 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 6.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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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