Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
2 Petmarsh Cottages, London Road, Frostenden, Beccles, NR34 7HR
2 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
90 m²
969 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 40
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Private Rental
About 2 Petmarsh Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
2 Petmarsh Cottages is a semi-detached house in Frostenden, Beccles, Beccles (NR34 7HR). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2018) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in February 2018 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Held since March 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £243,000 sits 417% above the 1996 sale of £47,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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.
2 Petmarsh Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Feb 2018
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E40
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.6 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Valid until 15 February 2028
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Feb 2018from Feb 2018
EPC improved fromF34toE40
Windows
AverageGood
Window efficiency improved
Roof
AverageGood
Roof insulation improved
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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 2 Petmarsh Cottages, London Road, Frostenden, Beccles, NR34 7HR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Council records include a two-storey side extension at 2 Petmarsh Cottages.
2 applications on record at 2 Petmarsh Cottages, London Road, Frostenden, Beccles, NR34 7HR
2decisions1extensions23documents1nearby
Flagged:Retrospective
- Sept 2008ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Construction of a two storey side extension
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/08/0920/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
2 Petmarsh Cottages's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£243,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1996)
£47,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 March 1996Most recent
£47,000
Median price across the last 2 sales in NR34 7HR: £110,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in NR34 7HR
Versus other London Road homes
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
2 Petmarsh Cottages is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
40 (E)
Street avg 52 (E)
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 91 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
0.9 km
Gipsy Lane — bus stop.
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 7HR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.8dB
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