4 Welbeck Close, Barnby, Beccles, NR34 7QD

4 Welbeck Close is a detached house in Barnby, Beccles, Beccles (NR34 7QD). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2014) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in April 2012 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Good to Very Good; while lighting dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 95). The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since November 2000, a hold of 26 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £429,000 sits 165.2% above the 2000 sale of £161,775. At 102 m² it sits well below the postcode median (152 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs).