Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Lantern Cottage, Big Row, Geldeston, Beccles, NR34 0LY
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
140 m²
1507 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 53
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About Lantern Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Lantern Cottage is a semi-detached house in Geldeston, Beccles, Beccles (NR34 0LY). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1507 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 96), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on house coal. The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since December 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1997–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £373,000 sits 70.3% above the 2006 sale of £219,000.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Lantern Cottage'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Jan 2026
Current Certificate
Jan 2016EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
—
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
13.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 24 January 2026
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Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Lantern Cottage, Big Row, Geldeston, Beccles, NR34 0LY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Lantern Cottage has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Lantern Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£373,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.6% per year over 9 years.
Last sold (2006)
£219,000
Growth on file: 11.6% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
8 December 2006Most recent
£219,000
+182.6%over 9 years30 June 1997
£77,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR34 0LY: £315,000 (2023–2004).
Nearby sales in NR34 0LY
1 Big Row, Geldeston, Beccles, NR34 0LY
Sold Dec 2023
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Sold Aug 2019
£315,000Garden House Annexe, Big Row, Geldeston, Beccles, NR34 0LY
Sold Nov 2013
£340,000Row Cottage, Big Row, Geldeston, Beccles, NR34 0LY
Sold Jul 2004
£310,000The Coach House, Big Row, Geldeston, Beccles, NR34 0LY
Sold Dec 2002
£125,000
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Beccles district page.
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
2.0 km
Council Houses — bus stop.
Closest school
1.7 km
Gillingham St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NR34 0LY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
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