Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Keepers Cottage, Beccles Road, Barnby, Beccles, NR34 7QW
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
80 m²
861 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 52
Tenure
Private Rental
About Keepers Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Keepers Cottage is a detached house in Barnby, Beccles, Beccles (NR34 7QW). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump.
At 80 m² it sits well below the postcode median (143 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs).
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate
Jun 2020EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.6 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Valid until 28 June 2030
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Keepers Cottage, Beccles Road, Barnby, Beccles, NR34 7QW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Keepers Cottage has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Keepers Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£296,000
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
Versus other Beccles Road homes
Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Keepers Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
52 (E)
Street avg 61 (D)
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 160 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 6.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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.
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
1.1 km
West Cottage — bus stop.
Closest school
1.8 km
Barnby and North Cove Community Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
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· 07:00 – 23:00
48.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.6dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
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