2 Church Cottages, Beccles Road, Barnby, Beccles, NR34 7QN
About 2 Church Cottages
2 Church Cottages is a semi-detached house in Barnby, Beccles, Beccles (NR34 7QN). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows a G (score 13), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on house coal.
At 80 m² it sits well below the postcode median (222 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £185,000 sits 60.9% above the 2024 sale of £115,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2024. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold August 2024 for £115,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
2 Church Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side extension at 2 Church Cottages.
- Dec 2024ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two Storey Extension to Side of and in line with Existing Cottages Front Elevation & Ridge Line
- Documents
- 23 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/24/3561/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£185,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£115,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 August 2024Most recent
£115,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR34 7QN: £212,000 (2018–1999).
Nearby sales in NR34 7QN
The Old Rectory, Beccles Road, Barnby, Beccles, NR34 7QN
Sold Aug 2018
£375,0001 Church Cottages, Beccles Road, Barnby, Beccles, NR34 7QN
Sold Oct 2017
£272,000Willow Cottage, Beccles Road, Barnby, Beccles, NR34 7QN
Sold Jun 2014
£212,000Church Farm, Beccles Road, Barnby, Beccles, NR34 7QN
Sold Jun 1999
£55,000
Everything we know about 2 Church Cottages, 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 Beccles Road homes
2 Church Cottages is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£1,438
Street avg £1,359
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 241 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.1 t/year
Street avg 11.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
West Cottage — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Barnby and North Cove Community Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.2dB