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Acorn Cottage, Wangford Road, Uggeshall, Beccles, NR34 8AA

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
77 m²
829 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 36
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Acorn Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Acorn Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Uggeshall, Beccles, Beccles (NR34 8AA). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a conservatory and attached land beyond the plot.

At 77 m² it sits well below the postcode median (111 m² across 4 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). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £331,000 is 26.6% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£316/sq ft) was about 211.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in February 2017.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • StudyYes
  • ConservatoryYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageYes
  • LandYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Acorn Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F36
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
7.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Acorn Cottage, Wangford Road, Uggeshall, Beccles, NR34 8AA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Acorn Cottage has an approved single-storey side and rear extension on the planning record.

  1. May 2017
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property

    Construction of a single storey rear and side extension

    Documents
    10 docs on file
    Reference
    DC/17/1265/FUL
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What's in Acorn Cottage, Wangford Road, Uggeshall, Beccles, NR34 8AA's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Acorn Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£331,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2017)

£261,500

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 20 February 2017Most recent

    £261,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in NR34 8AA: £122,000 (2022–1999).

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On the street

Versus other Wangford Road homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for Acorn Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

36 (F)

Street avg 50 (E)

Strongly below

Floor Area

77 m²

Street avg 124 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

7.1 t/year

Street avg 8.1 t/year

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par
Area

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

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

St Mary's Church — bus stop.

Closest school

2.3 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NR34 8AA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for NR34 8AA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for NR34 8AA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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