2 Gardeners Cottage, Mill Lane, Barnby, Beccles, NR34 7PX
About 2 Gardeners Cottage
2 Gardeners Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Barnby, Beccles, Beccles (NR34 7PX). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 1995–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £297,000 sits 50.4% above the 2013 sale of £197,500. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 13 years ago, in November 2013.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Aug 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Gardeners Cottage has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.
- Jan 2022ExtensionAmendmentIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Non Material Amendment DC/21/2860/FUL - Single storey extension to side & rear of house - Rear gable end revised to remove glazed gable. Side windows near rear gable removed. Canopy added to rear.
- Agent
- TCN ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES LTD
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/21/5486/AME
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 2 Gardeners Cottage
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1995.
£297,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 18 years.
£197,500
Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
21 November 2013Most recent
£197,500
+249.6%over 15 years10 September 1998
£56,500
+6.6%over 3 years27 July 1995
£53,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR34 7PX: £287,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in NR34 7PX
7 Mill Lane, Barnby, Beccles, NR34 7PX
Sold Aug 2024
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Sold Apr 2022
£310,000Providence House, Mill Lane, Barnby, Beccles, NR34 7PX
Sold Oct 2020
£287,000Jessamine Cottage, Mill Lane, Barnby, Beccles, NR34 7PX
Sold Sept 2018
£245,0001 Providence Cottage, Mill Lane, Barnby, Beccles, NR34 7PX
Sold Aug 2018
£240,000
Everything we know about 2 Gardeners 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 other Mill Lane homes
On epc rating, 2 Gardeners Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,147
Street avg £2,255
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 136 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 5.8 t/year
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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
0.3 km
Spinney Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Barnby and North Cove Community Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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
49.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.5dB