Carriage House, Bungay Road, Beccles, NR34 8HE
About Carriage House
Carriage House is a semi-detached house in Beccles (NR34 8HE). It has a recorded floor area of 212 m² (around 2282 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (November 2016) shows an F (score 27), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 212 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 2012–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £508,000 sits 58.7% above the 2014 sale of £320,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£140/sq ft) was about 51.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 12 years since the last transfer (October 2014). 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused.
Know exactly what you're buying at Carriage House
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Carriage House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jun 2018Change Of UseAmendmentIn report
Change of use of Land from Agricultural to use for the leisure/holiday placement of Mobile Homes compliant with Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960, as supplemented by sec.13 of the Caravan Sites Act 1968
- Documents
- 79 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/17/5302/COU
- Feb 2017FullIn report
Siting of two holiday lodges made of wood (One is retrospective and the other proposed)
Retrospective- Documents
- 65 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/16/4518/FUL
What's in Carriage House, Bungay Road, Beccles, NR34 8HE's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Carriage House valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£508,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 2 years.
£320,000
Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
29 October 2014Most recent
£320,000
+8.5%over 1 year19 December 2012
£295,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR34 8HE: £462,499 (2024–2016).
Nearby sales in NR34 8HE
Ashmans Hall, Bungay Road, Beccles, NR34 8HE
Sold Feb 2024
£1,000,000Pilgrims House, Bungay Road, Beccles, NR34 8HE
Sold Jun 2021
£850,000Garden Cottage, Bungay Road, Beccles, NR34 8HE
Sold Jun 2018
£315,000Woodland Lodge, Bungay Road, Beccles, NR34 8HE
Sold Mar 2017
£15,500Gardeners Cottage, Bungay Road, Beccles, NR34 8HE
Sold Feb 2013
£140,000
Everything we know about Carriage House, 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 other Bungay Road homes
Years Held for Carriage House runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,509
Street avg £1,135
Floor Area
212 m²
Street avg 223 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
18.0 t/year
Street avg 14.1 t/year
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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
0.4 km
White House Gardens — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Benet's Catholic Primary School. 9 schools 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
45.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB