Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
1 Church Farm Cottages is a semi-detached house in Cove Hithe, Beccles, Beccles (NR34 7JW). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since January 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 110), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 6 May 2029
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
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
1 Church Farm Cottages 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.
1 Church Farm Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£245,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
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.
1 Church Farm Cottages outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
49 (E)
Street avg 52 (E)
Floor Area
69 m²
Street avg 66 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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
0.1 km
Church — bus stop.
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.2dB