Meadow Cottage, Kiln Road, Frostenden, Beccles, NR34 8BP
About Meadow Cottage
Meadow Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Frostenden, Beccles, Beccles (NR34 8BP). It has a recorded floor area of 178 m² (around 1916 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (January 2022) returns a high B (score 89), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in May 2012 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, main heating went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 104). Main heating runs on electricity.
Across 2005–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £707,000 sits 57.1% above the 2015 sale of £450,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 11 years since the last transfer (May 2015).
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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
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Meadow Cottage's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
Solar PV panels (50 kWp) and Solar water heating installed
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey extension at Meadow Cottage.
- Jul 2005ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey
Front and side, two storey extension with internal and external alterations
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- DC/05/1237/FUL
What's in Meadow Cottage, Kiln Road, Frostenden, Beccles, NR34 8BP's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2005.
£707,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 10 years.
£450,000
Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
26 May 2015Most recent
£450,000
+10.0%over 2 years8 November 2012
£409,000
+93.7%over 7 years28 April 2005
£211,111
Median price across the last 3 sales in NR34 8BP: £310,000 (2025–2016).
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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
1.0 km
Gipsy Lane — bus stop.
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
43.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.4dB