Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Five Ways Farm is a six-bedroom detached house in Barnby, Beccles, Beccles (NR34 7PZ). It has a recorded floor area of 294 m² (around 3165 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2012. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 294 m² the property is well over the postcode median (121 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 1996–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£161/sq ft) was about 21.9% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer: December 2024 at £510,000.
Five Ways Farm's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Certificate validity
Valid until 6 June 2034
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
Get a survey for this property
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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Five Ways Farm 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.
Price for Five Ways Farm has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£530,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 29 years.
£510,000
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 29 years.
3 December 2024Most recent
£510,000
+316.3%over 28 years30 May 1996
£122,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR34 7PZ: £385,000 (2025–2022).
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Floor Area for Five Ways Farm runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,735
Street avg £2,694
Floor Area
294 m²
Street avg 135 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 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
0.2 km
Welbeck Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Barnby and North Cove Community Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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