Oak Cottage, Lower Green, Sotterley, Beccles, NR34 7UB
About Oak Cottage
Oak Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Sotterley, Beccles, Beccles (NR34 7UB). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (November 2025) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it D (December 2015); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Poor; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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Risks
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Trends
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Energy performance
Oak Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Oak Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Oak Cottage
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
Oak Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£193,000
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.
Everything we know about Oak Cottage, 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 Lower Green homes
On epc rating, Oak Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
32 (F)
Street avg 54 (E)
Floor Area
58 m²
Street avg 75 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.3 t/year
Street avg 5.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 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
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
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB