2 Big Common, Great Common Road, Ilketshall St Andrew, Beccles, NR34 8JB
About 2 Big Common
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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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Big Common has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Price for 2 Big Common has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£242,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.3% per year over 25 years.
£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
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Versus other Great Common Road homes
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
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
0.2 km
Hall — bus stop.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB