1 Crossbow Cottages, Sotherton, Beccles, NR34 8ES
About 1 Crossbow Cottages
1 Crossbow Cottages is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Sotherton, Beccles, Beccles (NR34 8ES). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1283 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2009) shows a G (score 13), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to F (score 27). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since June 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Across 1996–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 12% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £240,000 sits 84.6% above the 2009 sale of £130,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2021.
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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
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
Energy performance
1 Crossbow Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Mar 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jan 2021OutbuildingFullIn report
Build a timber framed garage in the front garden
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/20/4780/FUL
What's in 1 Crossbow Cottages, Sotherton, Beccles, NR34 8ES's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Price for 1 Crossbow Cottages has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£240,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.0% per year over 13 years.
£130,000
Growth on file: 12.0% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
4 June 2009Most recent
£130,000
+333.3%over 12 years4 July 1996
£30,000
Median price across the last 1 sales in NR34 8ES: £650,000 (2023–2023).
Nearby sales in NR34 8ES
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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 Crossroads — bus stop.
Closest school
2.7 km
Brampton Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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
44.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.8dB