Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
7 School Close is an end-of-terrace house in Barnby, Beccles, Beccles (NR34 7QS). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 43 m² it's 28.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (60 m² median across 7 EPCs).
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 19 August 2034
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Hot water system upgraded
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Solar water heating installed
Get a survey for this property
Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £820 · Includes VAT
7 School Close 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.
7 School Close has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£146,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 3 sales in NR34 7QS: £61,050 (2001–1997).
On floor area, 7 School Close runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
64 (D)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
43 m²
Street avg 61 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.0 t/year
Street avg 1.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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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
0.1 km
Welbeck Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Barnby and North Cove Community Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
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