1 School Cottages, Barsham, Beccles, NR34 8HA
About 1 School Cottages
1 School Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Barsham, Beccles, Beccles (NR34 8HA). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory and outbuildings.
At 128 m² the property is well over the postcode median (98 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2005–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £371,000 sits 53.3% above the 2015 sale of £242,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in January 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.
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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
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenWrap around
- GarageYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Energy performance
1 School 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Jul 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 School Cottages has an approved front extension on the planning record.
- Jan 2024FullIn report
Erection of a 1.524m high front boundary fence
- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/23/4296/FUL
- Jun 2011ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Front of property
Construction of a front conservatory
Extension- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/11/0520/FUL
What's in 1 School Cottages, Barsham, Beccles, NR34 8HA's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
£371,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.4% per year over 10 years.
£242,000
Growth on file: 2.4% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
23 January 2015Most recent
£242,000
+25.7%over 9 years6 June 2005
£192,500
Median price across the last 2 sales in NR34 8HA: £289,500 (2014–1997).
Everything we know about 1 School Cottages, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus the street
On habitable rooms, 1 School Cottages stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
49 (E)
Street avg 51 (E)
Floor Area
128 m²
Street avg 102 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.4 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 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
0.1 km
Old School House — bus stop.
Closest school
2.4 km
Sir John Leman High School. 6 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB