Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
2 School Cottages, Barsham, Beccles, NR34 8HA
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
111 m²
1193 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 48
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 2 School Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
2 School Cottages is a semi-detached house in Barsham, Beccles, Beccles (NR34 8HA). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1193 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2011) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 57). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from January 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
2 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Jan 2021
Current Certificate
Jan 2011EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 24 January 2021
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Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gas
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 2 School Cottages, Barsham, Beccles, NR34 8HA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
2 School Cottages has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
2 School Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£288,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 4 sales in NR34 8HA: £217,250 (2015–1997).
Versus the street
Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Habitable Rooms for 2 School Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
48 (E)
Street avg 52 (E)
Floor Area
111 m²
Street avg 103 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.4 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Beccles district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
87/mo
Falling 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.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NR34 8HA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
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