2 Melchet Cottages, Beccles Road, Barnby, Beccles, NR34 7QW
About 2 Melchet Cottages
2 Melchet Cottages is a semi-detached house in Barnby, Beccles, Beccles (NR34 7QW). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2016) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).
At 95 m² it sits well below the postcode median (182 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Melchet Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 2 Melchet Cottages
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
2 Melchet Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£248,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
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).
Nearby sales in NR34 7QW
Badgers Grove, Beccles Road, Barnby, Beccles, NR34 7QW
Sold Jun 2023
£85,000Salmons Leap, Beccles Road, Barnby, Beccles, NR34 7QW
Sold Feb 2023
£645,000Crossing Cottage, Beccles Road, Barnby, Beccles, NR34 7QW
Sold Mar 2021
£475,000Melrose Farm, Beccles Road, Barnby, Beccles, NR34 7QW
Sold Jul 2003
£110,000White House Farm, Beccles Road, Barnby, Beccles, NR34 7QW
Sold May 2001
£250,000
Everything we know about 2 Melchet 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
CO₂ Emissions for 2 Melchet Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
61 (D)
Street avg 60 (D)
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 167 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 6.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.6dB