Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
38 Kings Dam is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Gillingham, Beccles, Beccles (NR34 0LG). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in August 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). Main heating runs on electricity. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Across 2019–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£337/sq ft) was about 94% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2025 at £385,000.
Certificate validity
Valid until 2 September 2034
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Hot water efficiency decreased
Window efficiency improved
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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38 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.
38 Kings Dam valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£383,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.5% per year over 6 years.
£385,000
Growth on file: 11.5% per year over 6 years.
24 January 2025Most recent
£385,000
+83.3%over 5 years3 July 2019
£210,000
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
17 Kings Dam, Gillingham, Beccles, NR34 0LG
Sold Jul 2024
22 Kings Dam, Gillingham, Beccles, NR34 0LG
Sold Jan 2024
25 Kings Dam, Gillingham, Beccles, NR34 0LG
Sold Dec 2023
On epc rating, 38 Kings Dam stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,632
Street avg £2,202
Floor Area
106 m²
Street avg 119 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 6.7 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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