Jessamine Cottage, Mill Lane, Barnby, Beccles, NR34 7PX

Jessamine Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Barnby, Beccles, Beccles (NR34 7PX). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2016) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since May 2013. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 72 m² it's 29.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (102 m² median across 25 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 84% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £297,000 is 21.2% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£316/sq ft) was about 86.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2018 for £245,000.