5a, The Street, Gillingham, Beccles, NR34 0LH
About 5a
5a is a detached house in Gillingham, Beccles, Beccles (NR34 0LH). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2012) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from October 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 126 m² the property is well over the postcode median (87 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£310/sq ft) was about 92.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £420,000 in February 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
5a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Oct 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey rear extension at 5a.
- Jul 2019ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Erection of two storey rear extension
- Agent
- Gordon Hogg
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 2019/1201
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
5a has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.
£435,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 19 years.
£420,000
Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
21 February 2022Most recent
£420,000
+57.3%over 7 years10 December 2014
£267,000
+58.0%over 12 years31 October 2002
£169,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR34 0LH: £196,000 (2020–2016).
Nearby sales in NR34 0LH
Village Farmhouse, The Street, Gillingham, Beccles, NR34 0LH
Sold Jul 2020
£435,00035 The Street, Gillingham, Beccles, NR34 0LH
Sold Oct 2019
£196,00015 The Street, Gillingham, Beccles, NR34 0LH
Sold Nov 2018
£208,5009 The Street, Gillingham, Beccles, NR34 0LH
Sold Jun 2017
£193,0005 The Street, Gillingham, Beccles, NR34 0LH
Sold Nov 2016
£625,000
Everything we know about 5a, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other The Street homes
Years Held for 5a lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,333
Street avg £2,078
Floor Area
126 m²
Street avg 118 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 7.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.3 km
Fen Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Gillingham St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy. 6 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.1dB