Porters Farm Cottage, Cove Hithe, Beccles, NR34 7JP
About Porters Farm Cottage
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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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Porters Farm Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey extension at Porters Farm Cottage.
- Mar 2004ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey
Two storey extension
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- DC/04/1123/FUL
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Porters Farm Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£379,000
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.
Everything we know about Porters Farm Cottage, 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 the street
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
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.2 km
Church — bus stop.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.1dB