Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
1 Almhouses, Lower Green, Sotterley, Beccles, NR34 7UB
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
53 m²
570 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 55
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Private Rental
About 1 Almhouses
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Almhouses is a semi-detached house in Sotterley, Beccles, Beccles (NR34 7UB). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2025) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in October 2015 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 53 m² it's 22.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (68 m² median across 8 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(1 of 3)
Nov 2025
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D55
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.0 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Valid until 25 November 2035
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Nov 2015from Oct 2015
EPC improved fromE41toC71
Nov 2025from Nov 2015
EPC improved fromC71toD55
Walls
Very PoorPoor
Wall insulation improved
Low Energy Lighting
0%100%
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraSemi-Detached BungalowEPC DPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1 Almhouses, Lower Green, Sotterley, Beccles, NR34 7UB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 Almhouses 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.
1 Almhouses 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£207,000
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.
Versus other Lower Green homes
Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On floor area, 1 Almhouses runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
55 (D)
Street avg 51 (E)
Floor Area
53 m²
Street avg 76 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 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
0.0 km
Low Green Cottages — bus stop.
Closest school
2.9 km
Brampton Church of England Primary School. 1 school 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 7UB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
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