Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Porters Farm Cottage, Cove Hithe, Beccles, NR34 7JP
1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
118 m²
1270 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 39
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Private Rental
About Porters Farm Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Porters Farm Cottage is a detached house in Cove Hithe, Beccles, Beccles (NR34 7JP). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since March 2011. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 95), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 118 m² the property is well over the postcode median (81 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2004. 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.
Porters Farm Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jun 2019
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E39
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
9.1 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Valid until 27 June 2029
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Jun 2019from Mar 2011
Walls
Very PoorPoor
Wall insulation improved
Low Energy Lighting
31%100%
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Porters Farm Cottage, Cove Hithe, Beccles, NR34 7JP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Council records include a two-storey extension at Porters Farm Cottage.
1 application on record at Porters Farm Cottage, Cove Hithe, Beccles, NR34 7JP
1decisions1extensions1documents1nearby
- Mar 2004ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey
Two storey extension
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- DC/04/1123/FUL
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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.
Porters Farm Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£424,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Versus the street
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for Porters Farm Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
39 (E)
Street avg 52 (E)
Floor Area
118 m²
Street avg 85 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.1 t/year
Street avg 5.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 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
1.2 km
Church — 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 7JP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.1dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
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