Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
2 Big Common, Great Common Road, Ilketshall St Andrew, Beccles, NR34 8JB
8 sales on record
Property type
Mid terrace
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
73 m²
786 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 47
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 2 Big Common
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
2 Big Common is a mid-terrace house in Ilketshall St. Andrew, Beccles, Beccles (NR34 8JB). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on bottled lpg.
At 73 m² it sits well below the postcode median (111 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£325/sq ft) was about 250.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2022 at £255,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate
Feb 2020EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E47
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 13 February 2030
Get a survey for this property
Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls
Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 2 Big Common, Great Common Road, Ilketshall St Andrew, Beccles, NR34 8JB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
2 Big Common 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.
Price for 2 Big Common has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£265,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.3% per year over 25 years.
Last sold (2022)
£255,000
Growth on file: 8.3% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
24 February 2022Most recent
£255,000
+24.4%over 1 year28 April 2020
£205,000
+39.9%over 5 years6 May 2014
£146,500
+74.4%over 10 years29 April 2004
£84,000
+12.0%20 November 2003
£75,000
+9.5%over 1 year26 November 2001
£68,500
+93.0%over 3 years26 August 1998
£35,500
+4.4%over 1 year20 December 1996
£34,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR34 8JB: £230,000 (2025–2008).
Nearby sales in NR34 8JB
3 Big Common, Great Common Road, Ilketshall St Andrew, Beccles, NR34 8JB
Sold Oct 2025
£145,000Vine Cottage, Great Common Road, Ilketshall St Andrew, Beccles, NR34 8JB
Sold Sept 2016
£240,000English Cottage, Great Common Road, Ilketshall St Andrew, Beccles, NR34 8JB
Sold Jul 2014
£395,0001 Big Common, Great Common Road, Ilketshall St Andrew, Beccles, NR34 8JB
Sold Feb 2008
£230,0004 Big Common, Great Common Road, Ilketshall St Andrew, Beccles, NR34 8JB
Sold Sept 2005
£117,500
Versus other Great Common Road homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², 2 Big Common stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,493
Street avg £1,693
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 104 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 12.0 t/year
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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
0.2 km
Hall — bus stop.
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 8JB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
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