What type of property is Highfield, The Street, NR34 7QB?

Highfield, The Street, NR34 7QB is a detached house.

What did Highfield, The Street, NR34 7QB sell for?

Highfield, The Street, NR34 7QB last sold for £1,050,000 in September 2022, around 4 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for Highfield, The Street, NR34 7QB?

The current EPC rating for Highfield, The Street, NR34 7QB is D with a score of 60 out of 100, lodged in May 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Highfield, The Street, NR34 7QB?

Highfield, The Street, NR34 7QB has a recorded floor area of 314 m² (3,380 sq ft). That makes it about 197% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in NR34 7QB. Source: EPC Register.

How is Highfield, The Street, NR34 7QB heated?

The latest EPC at Highfield, The Street, NR34 7QB records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has Highfield, The Street, NR34 7QB had any planning applications?

The most recent planning decision at Highfield, The Street, NR34 7QB was a refusal for an application (ref. DC/25/2222/TPO) in July 2025. Earlier filings include 7 approved applications on the same address. Source: PlanIt planning register.

Where is Highfield, The Street, NR34 7QB located?

Highfield, The Street, NR34 7QB sits in Barnby, Beccles, Beccles. It falls within the NR34 postcode district in Suffolk.

Is Highfield, The Street, NR34 7QB in a safe area?

Police records around Highfield, The Street, NR34 7QB show an average of 87 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 42% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (15% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Highfield, The Street, NR34 7QB?

The closest primary school to Highfield, The Street, NR34 7QB is Barnby and North Cove Community Primary School (137m), one of 2 primaries within walking distance.

How well connected is Highfield, The Street, NR34 7QB?

The closest bus stop to Highfield, The Street, NR34 7QB is Welbeck Close, 222m away. In total there are 22 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Highfield, The Street, Barnby, Beccles, NR34 7QB

9 planning records

Property type

Detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

314 m²

3380 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 60

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About Highfield

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

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 £709,000 is 32.5% 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 (107 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 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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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Highfield's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate

May 2018

EPC Rating

D60

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

13.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 6 May 2028

1 year remaining

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildDetached over 300m²Solid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Highfield, The Street, Barnby, Beccles, NR34 7QB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

A recent planning application at Highfield was refused — worth checking the council file.

9 applications on record at Highfield, The Street, Barnby, Beccles, NR34 7QB

9decisions1extensions28documents1nearby

Jan 2003
ConservatoryFull
Outcome in report
Construction of a conservatory
Extension
Documents
1 doc on file
Reference
DC/03/0748/FUL
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Tree WorksSept 20251no. 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 houseDecision
TreesJul 2025Decision

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on Highfield was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£709,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2022)

£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: £281,000 (2026–2019).

Nearby sales in NR34 7QB

On the street

Versus other The Street homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Highfield outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,344

Street avg £2,617

Strongly above

Floor Area

314 m²

Street avg 130 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

10 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

13.0 t/year

Street avg 3.9 t/year

Strongly below

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Beccles district page.

Full Beccles report

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

0.1 km

Barnby and North Cove Community Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NR34 7QB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for NR34 7QB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.0dB

Low

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