Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
1 Providence Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Barnby, Beccles, Beccles (NR34 7PX). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2015 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2015–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 26.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £294,000 is 22.5% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£245/sq ft) was about 42% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2018 for £240,000.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 9 July 2028
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Connected to mains gas supply
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
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Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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1 application on record at 1 Providence Cottage, Mill Lane, Barnby, Beccles, NR34 7PX
Construction of a front extension on ground floor only and proposed rear extension on first floor only
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1 Providence Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2015.
£294,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 26.2% per year over 3 years.
£240,000
Growth on file: 26.2% per year over 3 years.
30 August 2018Most recent
£240,000
+100.0%over 2 years6 September 2015
£120,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR34 7PX: £287,000 (2024–2016).
7 Mill Lane, Barnby, Beccles, NR34 7PX
Sold Aug 2024
11 Mill Lane, Barnby, Beccles, NR34 7PX
Sold Apr 2022
Providence House, Mill Lane, Barnby, Beccles, NR34 7PX
Sold Oct 2020
Jessamine Cottage, Mill Lane, Barnby, Beccles, NR34 7PX
Sold Sept 2018
6 Ebenezer Cottage, Mill Lane, Barnby, Beccles, NR34 7PX
Sold Nov 2016
On years held, 1 Providence Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,637
Street avg £2,227
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 136 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 5.8 t/year
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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
0.3 km
Spinney Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Barnby and North Cove Community Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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