Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
3 Marsh Lane is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Gillingham, Beccles, Beccles (NR34 0LQ). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since June 2011. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Period features are noted in the property record.
Across 1996–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£319/sq ft) was about 159.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £240,000 in February 2024.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 6 March 2030
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Hot water system changed
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Get a survey for this property
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.
From £885 · Includes VAT
3 Marsh Lane 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.
Price for 3 Marsh Lane has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£233,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 28 years.
£240,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 28 years.
1 February 2024Most recent
£240,000
+58.9%over 9 years28 November 2014
£151,000
+20.8%over 10 years15 July 2004
£125,000
+119.3%over 4 years4 October 1999
£57,000
+21.3%over 3 years4 July 1996
£47,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR34 0LQ: £134,950 (2025–2006).
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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
1.3 km
Fen Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Gillingham St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy. 7 schools nearby.
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