1 Hill Cottages, London Road, Shadingfield, Beccles, NR34 8DF
About 1 Hill Cottages
1 Hill Cottages is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Shadingfield, Beccles, Beccles (NR34 8DF). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 104), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Held since April 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2006–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at -14.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £295,000 sits 156.5% above the 2010 sale of £115,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£117/sq ft) was about 27.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 91 m² it sits well below the postcode median (167 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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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
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Hill Cottages has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
1 Hill Cottages saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£295,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -14.6% per year over 4 years.
£115,000
Growth on file: -14.6% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
13 April 2010Most recent
£115,000
22 September 2008
£115,000
-43.2%over 2 years7 September 2006
£202,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR34 8DF: £287,500 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in NR34 8DF
The Maples, London Road, Shadingfield, Beccles, NR34 8DF
Sold Oct 2024
£570,000Hill Farm Barn, London Road, Shadingfield, Beccles, NR34 8DF
Sold Oct 2022
£795,0001 Hill Farm Cottage, London Road, Shadingfield, Beccles, NR34 8DF
Sold Sept 2021
£287,500North Green House, London Road, Shadingfield, Beccles, NR34 8DF
Sold Jan 2014
£730,0003 Hill Cottages, London Road, Shadingfield, Beccles, NR34 8DF
Sold Jan 2007
£76,000
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Versus other London Road homes
1 Hill Cottages is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£1,264
Street avg £2,317
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 192 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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
0.3 km
Church Farm — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
Brampton Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB