Highfield, The Street, Barnby, Beccles, NR34 7QB
About Highfield
Highfield is a detached house in Barnby, Beccles, Beccles (NR34 7QB). It has a recorded floor area of 314 m² (around 3380 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).
Today's modelled estimate of £769,000 is 26.8% below the 2022 sale of £1,050,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£311/sq ft) was about 66.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 314 m² the property is well over the postcode median (106 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). 9 planning records sit against the property, 7 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: September 2022 at £1,050,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Highfield's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A recent planning application at Highfield was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Sept 2025Tree WorksTreesIn report
1no. Group Elms (G1 on submitted plan) - Fell 8 heavily leaning young Elm, reduce remaining by up to 4m 1no. Cedar (T3 on submitted plan) - Remove lowest east limb, remove 2 lowest north limbs, reduce lowest west limb by 2m 1no. Holm Oak (T2 on submitted plan) - Reduce crown by 4-6m 1no. Holly (T4 on submitted plan) - Fell 1no. Group Elm (G2 on submitted plan) - Thin smaller Elms by 30%, Reduce remaining by 4m, remove 1 boundary Elm 1no. Lime (T5 on submitted plan) - Remove epicormic growth and deadwood 2no. Group Elm (G3 & G3.1 on submitted plan) - Remove group of small young Elm Suckers 1no. Cypress (T6 on submitted plan) - Fell 1no. Eucalyptus (T7 on submitted plan) -Pollard at 2m from ground level 1no. Sycamore (T8 on submitted plan) - Raise crown to 3m from ground level, reduce crown by 3m 1no. Beech (T9 on submitted plan) - Reduce the 3 stems by 6m 1no. Lime (T10 on submitted plan) - Reduce height by 6-8m, reduce lateral spread by 2-3m 1no. Horse chestnut (T11 on submitted plan) - Fell 1no. Group Sycamore & Holly (G4 on submitted plan) - Re-hedge to 5-6m from ground level 1no. Group Holly (G5 on submitted plan) - Reduce height by 2m 1no. Lime (T12 on submitted plan) - Pollard at 10m from ground level 1no. Holly (T13 on submitted plan) - Move to another part of the garden away from the house
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/25/2989/TPO
- Jul 2025TreesIn report
TPO/003/2021 - W1 All works contained within the submitted document - Report of Proposed Works and Site Plan
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/25/2222/TPO
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Highfield was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£769,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,050,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 September 2022Most recent
£1,050,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR34 7QB: £418,000 (2021–2018).
Nearby sales in NR34 7QB
2 The Hill, The Street, Barnby, Beccles, NR34 7QB
Sold Jun 2021
£225,000Meadow View, The Street, Barnby, Beccles, NR34 7QB
Sold Jan 2020
£418,000The Hollies, The Street, Barnby, Beccles, NR34 7QB
Sold Aug 2019
£493,0007 The Hill, The Street, Barnby, Beccles, NR34 7QB
Sold May 2019
£281,000Rutkins, The Street, Barnby, Beccles, NR34 7QB
Sold Mar 2018
£465,000
Everything we know about Highfield, 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 The Street homes
Highfield is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£3,344
Street avg £2,768
Floor Area
314 m²
Street avg 123 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 3.7 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
0.2 km
Welbeck Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 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
49.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.0dB