Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Marsh Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Ellough, Beccles, Beccles (NR34 7XF). It has a recorded floor area of 151 m² (around 1625 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2023) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since September 2011. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views and attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record.
Across 2011–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 3% per year. Last sale on file: £485,000 in January 2025.
Marsh Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Certificate validity
Valid until 29 November 2033
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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Because the property has no mains gas supply and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Marsh Cottage has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
£498,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.0% per year over 13 years.
£485,000
Growth on file: 3.0% per year over 13 years.
7 January 2025Most recent
£485,000
+46.5%over 13 years28 November 2011
£331,000
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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
0.5 km
Heliport — bus stop.
Closest school
2.5 km
Barnby and North Cove Community Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.8dB