Acorn Cottage, Wangford Road, Uggeshall, Beccles, NR34 8AA
About Acorn Cottage
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
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- LandYes
Energy performance
Acorn Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Acorn Cottage has an approved single-storey side and rear extension on the planning record.
- May 2017ExtensionFullIn 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
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.
Sales history & valuation
Acorn Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£331,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£261,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 February 2017Most recent
£261,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR34 8AA: £122,000 (2022–1999).
Nearby sales in NR34 8AA
3 Council House, Wangford Road, Uggeshall, Beccles, NR34 8AA
Sold Jan 2022
£290,000St Marys, Wangford Road, Uggeshall, Beccles, NR34 8AA
Sold Jul 1999
£99,000Shangri La, Wangford Road, Uggeshall, Beccles, NR34 8AA
Sold Dec 1996
£60,000Glebe Farm, Wangford Road, Uggeshall, Beccles, NR34 8AA
Sold Dec 1996
£130,000
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Versus other Wangford Road homes
Floor Area for Acorn Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
36 (F)
Street avg 50 (E)
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 124 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.1 t/year
Street avg 8.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 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
0.1 km
St Mary's Church — bus stop.
Closest school
2.3 km
Brampton Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB