Fir Cottage, Molls Lane, Brampton, Beccles, NR34 8DB
About Fir Cottage
Fir Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Brampton, Beccles, Beccles (NR34 8DB). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 90). Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.
At 88 m² it's 23.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (115 m² median across 10 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2008–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£449/sq ft) was about 190.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2023 at £425,000.
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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
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- GarageYes
- LandYes
Energy performance
Fir Cottage ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Fir Cottage has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Fir Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£397,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 14 years.
£425,000
Growth on file: 4.2% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
17 March 2023Most recent
£425,000
+80.9%over 14 years19 December 2008
£235,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR34 8DB: £345,000 (2024–2013).
Nearby sales in NR34 8DB
Woodstock, Molls Lane, Brampton, Beccles, NR34 8DB
Sold Nov 2024
£535,000Greenbank, Molls Lane, Brampton, Beccles, NR34 8DB
Sold Sept 2018
£345,000Linfield House, Molls Lane, Brampton, Beccles, NR34 8DB
Sold Sept 2014
£345,000Volders, Molls Lane, Brampton, Beccles, NR34 8DB
Sold Aug 2014
£280,000Totonian, Molls Lane, Brampton, Beccles, NR34 8DB
Sold Apr 2013
£250,000
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Versus other Molls Lane homes
On price per m², Fir Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,830
Street avg £2,364
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 122 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 6.9 t/year
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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
0.0 km
Telephone Box — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 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