1 Grays Cottages, Southwold Road, Brampton, Beccles, NR34 8DR
About 1 Grays Cottages
1 Grays Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Brampton, Beccles, Beccles (NR34 8DR). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 82 m² it's 25.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (110 m² median across 3 EPCs). Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £276,000 is 24% above the 2021 sale price. Last sale on file: £222,500 in May 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Energy performance
1 Grays Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Grays Cottages has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Price for 1 Grays Cottages has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£276,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.3% per year over 24 years.
£222,500
Growth on file: 11.3% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
6 May 2021Most recent
£222,500
+41.3%over 16 years14 October 2004
£157,500
+860.4%over 7 years20 December 1996
£16,400
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR34 8DR: £305,000 (2024–2007).
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Versus other Southwold Road homes
EPC Rating for 1 Grays Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
40 (E)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 107 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.0 t/year
Street avg 4.5 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
0.0 km
Shelter — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Brampton Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB