The Old School House, Southwold Road, Brampton, Beccles, NR34 8DR
About The Old School House
The Old School House is a three-bedroom detached house in Brampton, Beccles, Beccles (NR34 8DR). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1528 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a conservatory, outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 142 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2003–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£373/sq ft) was about 66.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2022 at £570,000. 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
- Bathrooms3
- Open-plan layoutYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenWrap around
- DrivewayYes
- OutbuildingsYes
- LandYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
The Old School House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
The Old School House has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on The Old School House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£610,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.6% per year over 18 years.
£570,000
Growth on file: 3.6% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
4 January 2022Most recent
£570,000
+92.6%over 18 years21 September 2003
£296,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR34 8DR: £265,000 (2024–2007).
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Versus other Southwold Road homes
The Old School House outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
57 (D)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
142 m²
Street avg 87 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.1 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 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