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1 Melchet Cottages, Beccles Road, Barnby, Beccles, NR34 7QW

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
91 m²
980 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 58
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 1 Melchet Cottages

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

1 Melchet Cottages is a semi-detached house in Barnby, Beccles, Beccles (NR34 7QW). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2016) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).

At 91 m² it sits well below the postcode median (182 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D58
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.0 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Melchet Cottages, Beccles Road, Barnby, Beccles, NR34 7QW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Melchet Cottages has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

  1. Aug 2006
    ConservatoryFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Construction of a single-storey rear extension and conservatory

    Extension
    Documents
    1 doc on file
    Reference
    DC/06/0305/FUL
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

1 Melchet Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£222,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this

No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

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 5 sales in NR34 7QW: £236,000 (2023–2003).

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On the street

Versus other Beccles Road homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for 1 Melchet Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

58 (D)

Street avg 61 (D)

Below

Floor Area

91 m²

Street avg 167 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.0 t/year

Street avg 6.4 t/year

Above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below
Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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1 Brook Cottages, Lower Green, Sotterley

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1 Castle Hill

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2 bed1 bath
£239k

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Beccles district page.
Full Beccles report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

1.1 km

West Cottage — bus stop.

Closest school

1.8 km

Barnby and North Cove Community Primary School. 3 schools nearby.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NR34 7QW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for NR34 7QW

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for NR34 7QW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.6dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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