20 Valley Farm Cottages, Kings Lane, Henham, Beccles, NR34 8AE
About 20 Valley Farm Cottages
20 Valley Farm Cottages is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Henham, Beccles, Beccles (NR34 8AE). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1389 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 99), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Held since April 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1996–1998, sale prices on this property compounded at -8.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £371,000 sits 518.3% above the 1998 sale of £60,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£43/sq ft) was about 84.6% below the postcode norm. At 129 m² it's 18.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (159 m² median across 10 EPCs).
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
20 Valley Farm Cottages has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 20 Valley Farm Cottages was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£371,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -8.5% per year over 2 years.
£60,000
Growth on file: -8.5% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
29 April 1998Most recent
£60,000
-13.6%over 1 year5 September 1996
£69,450
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR34 8AE: £430,000 (2022–2021).
Nearby sales in NR34 8AE
1 Valley Farm House, Kings Lane, Henham, Beccles, NR34 8AE
Sold Jun 2022
£585,0003 Long Barn, Kings Lane, Henham, Beccles, NR34 8AE
Sold Jan 2022
£425,0002 Long Barn, Kings Lane, Henham, Beccles, NR34 8AE
Sold Sept 2021
£410,000Brandons Barn, Kings Lane, Henham, Beccles, NR34 8AE
Sold Sept 2021
£675,0001 Long Barn, Kings Lane, Henham, Beccles, NR34 8AE
Sold Jun 2021
£430,000
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Versus other Kings Lane homes
On price per m², 20 Valley Farm Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£465
Street avg £3,152
Floor Area
129 m²
Street avg 174 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
Years Held
28 years
Street avg 8 years
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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
0.5 km
Telephone Box — bus stop.
Closest school
2.9 km
Wenhaston Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.4dB