Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
3 Benacre Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Henstead, Beccles, Beccles (NR34 7LF). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 100), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in July 2010. At 124 m² the property is well over the postcode median (69 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £304,000 sits 100% above the 2010 sale of £152,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£114/sq ft) was about 90.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2010. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 7 February 2030
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Roof insulation improved
Floor insulation added or improved
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 £955 · Includes VAT
Council records include a two-storey side extension at 3 Benacre Road.
1 application on record at 3 Benacre Road, Henstead, Beccles, NR34 7LF
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Construction of a two storey side extension and creation of a vehicular access
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3 Benacre Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£304,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£152,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
22 July 2010Most recent
£152,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR34 7LF: £207,000 (2018–1999).
3 Benacre Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
72 (C)
Street avg 66 (D)
Floor Area
124 m²
Street avg 81 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 1.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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Crime
87/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.5 km
Crossroads — bus stop.
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