Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
12 School Meadow is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Barnby, Beccles, Beccles (NR34 7QL). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2020. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Across 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£368/sq ft) was about 93.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 48 m² it's 18.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (59 m² median across 9 EPCs). Last sale on file: £190,000 in September 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 14 February 2032
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
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12 School Meadow has no planning applications on record.
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1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
12 School Meadow has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2002.
£195,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.7% per year over 19 years.
£190,000
Growth on file: 12.7% per year over 19 years.
1 September 2021Most recent
£190,000
+13.8%15 April 2021
£167,000
+752.0%over 18 years20 August 2002
£19,600
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR34 7QL: £128,000 (2024–2003).
14 School Meadow, Barnby, Beccles, NR34 7QL
Sold Jun 2024
11 School Meadow, Barnby, Beccles, NR34 7QL
Sold May 2010
1 School Meadow, Barnby, Beccles, NR34 7QL
Sold Jul 2006
3 School Meadow, Barnby, Beccles, NR34 7QL
Sold Sept 1996
2 School Meadow, Barnby, Beccles, NR34 7QL
Sold Sept 1996
On price per m², 12 School Meadow stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,958
Street avg £1,705
Floor Area
48 m²
Street avg 69 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.2 t/year
Street avg 3.0 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
0.1 km
Barnby and North Cove Community Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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