Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
The Old Rectory is a nine-bedroom detached house in Barnby, Beccles, Beccles (NR34 7QN). It has a recorded floor area of 242 m² (around 2605 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings, attached land beyond the plot and a basement. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 242 m² the property is well over the postcode median (153 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). 9 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £501,000 is 33.6% above the 2018 sale price. Last sale on file: £375,000 in August 2018.
The Old Rectory's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Certificate validity
Valid until 5 June 2028
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Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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The Old Rectory has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
The Old Rectory valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£501,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£375,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
14 August 2018Most recent
£375,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR34 7QN: £210,000 (2024–1999).
2 Church Cottages, Beccles Road, Barnby, Beccles, NR34 7QN
Sold Aug 2024
1 Church Cottages, Beccles Road, Barnby, Beccles, NR34 7QN
Sold Oct 2017
Willow Cottage, Beccles Road, Barnby, Beccles, NR34 7QN
Sold Jun 2014
Church Farm, Beccles Road, Barnby, Beccles, NR34 7QN
Sold Jun 1999
The Old Rectory is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£1,550
Street avg £1,331
Floor Area
242 m²
Street avg 209 m²
Habitable Rooms
12 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
17.0 t/year
Street avg 9.8 t/year
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Crime
87/mo
Falling 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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