What type of property is 4 Hill Cottages, NR34 8HJ?

4 Hill Cottages, NR34 8HJ is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 4 Hill Cottages, NR34 8HJ?

4 Hill Cottages, NR34 8HJ last sold for £120,000 in November 2011, around 15 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 4 Hill Cottages, NR34 8HJ?

The current EPC rating for 4 Hill Cottages, NR34 8HJ is G with a score of 1 out of 100, lodged in March 2011. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 4 Hill Cottages, NR34 8HJ?

4 Hill Cottages, NR34 8HJ has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (693 sq ft), around 32 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 4 Hill Cottages, NR34 8HJ heated?

The latest EPC at 4 Hill Cottages, NR34 8HJ records to be used only when there is no heating/hot as the main heating fuel. It is also flagged as connected to mains gas. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 4 Hill Cottages, NR34 8HJ?

4 Hill Cottages, NR34 8HJ is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 4 Hill Cottages, NR34 8HJ located?

4 Hill Cottages, NR34 8HJ sits in Shipmeadow, Beccles, Beccles. It falls within the NR34 postcode district in Suffolk.

How safe is the area around 4 Hill Cottages, NR34 8HJ?

Police records around 4 Hill Cottages, NR34 8HJ show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 4 months. Public order makes up roughly 27% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 4 Hill Cottages, NR34 8HJ?

The closest primary school to 4 Hill Cottages, NR34 8HJ is Gillingham St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy (3.0km).

How well connected is 4 Hill Cottages, NR34 8HJ?

The closest bus stop to 4 Hill Cottages, NR34 8HJ is Council Houses, 397m away. In total there are 6 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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4 Hill Cottages, Shipmeadow, Beccles, NR34 8HJ

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

64 m²

693 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 1

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 4 Hill Cottages

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

4 Hill Cottages is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Shipmeadow, Beccles, Beccles (NR34 8HJ). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 693 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2011) shows a G (score 1), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. The latest certificate is from March 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Today's modelled estimate of £196,000 sits 63.3% above the 2011 sale of £120,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£173/sq ft) was about 36.5% below the postcode norm. On the market in November 2011 and unlisted since — roughly 15 years.

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Risks

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Sold prices

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

4 Hill 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 20 Mar 2021

EPC Rating

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

—

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Poor

CO2 Emissions

7.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Hill Cottages, Shipmeadow, Beccles, NR34 8HJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 Hill Cottages has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Current estimate

£196,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2011)

£120,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

16 November 2011Most recent
£120,000

Median price across the last 4 sales in NR34 8HJ: £217,500 (2019–1995).

Nearby sales in NR34 8HJ

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Area

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.

Full Beccles report

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

Council Houses — bus stop.

Closest school

3.0 km

Gillingham St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy. 1 school nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NR34 8HJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for NR34 8HJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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