What kind of home is 1 Brook Cottages, Ringsfield Common, NR34 8LN?

1 Brook Cottages, Ringsfield Common, NR34 8LN is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 1 Brook Cottages, Ringsfield Common, NR34 8LN?

1 Brook Cottages, Ringsfield Common, NR34 8LN last sold for £190,000 in November 2012, around 14 years ago. Before that, it sold for £70,500 in December 1998, so prices have been rising over 14 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 1 Brook Cottages, Ringsfield Common, NR34 8LN changed over time?

Across 2 sales between December 1998 and November 2012, 1 Brook Cottages, Ringsfield Common, NR34 8LN rose from £70,500 to £190,000, a change of £119,500. That works out to roughly +7.4% per year compounded over 14 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 1 Brook Cottages, Ringsfield Common, NR34 8LN?

The current EPC rating for 1 Brook Cottages, Ringsfield Common, NR34 8LN is D with a score of 57 out of 100, lodged in July 2012. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 1 Brook Cottages, Ringsfield Common, NR34 8LN?

1 Brook Cottages, Ringsfield Common, NR34 8LN has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (1,066 sq ft), around 33 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 1 Brook Cottages, Ringsfield Common, NR34 8LN use?

The latest EPC at 1 Brook Cottages, Ringsfield Common, NR34 8LN records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 1 Brook Cottages, Ringsfield Common, NR34 8LN?

1 Brook Cottages, Ringsfield Common, NR34 8LN is in council tax band C.

Which area is 1 Brook Cottages, Ringsfield Common, NR34 8LN in?

1 Brook Cottages, Ringsfield Common, NR34 8LN sits in Ringsfield, Beccles, Beccles. It falls within the NR34 postcode district in Suffolk.

What is crime like near 1 Brook Cottages, Ringsfield Common, NR34 8LN?

Police records around 1 Brook Cottages, Ringsfield Common, NR34 8LN show an average of 87 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 42% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (15% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 1 Brook Cottages, Ringsfield Common, NR34 8LN?

The closest primary school to 1 Brook Cottages, Ringsfield Common, NR34 8LN is Ringsfield Church of England Primary School (434m). The closest secondary is Sir John Leman High School (2.9km).

What transport links are near 1 Brook Cottages, Ringsfield Common, NR34 8LN?

The closest bus stop to 1 Brook Cottages, Ringsfield Common, NR34 8LN is Cromwell Road, 326m away. In total there are 23 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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1 Brook Cottages, Ringsfield Common, Ringsfield, Beccles, NR34 8LN

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

99 m²

1066 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 57

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 1 Brook Cottages

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

1 Brook Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Ringsfield, Beccles, Beccles (NR34 8LN). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2012) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 1998–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £307,000 sits 61.6% above the 2012 sale of £190,000. At 99 m² it's 18.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (84 m² median across 4 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Last changed hands 14 years ago, in November 2012.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3

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Energy

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.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Jul 2022

Current Certificate

Jul 2012

EPC Rating

D57

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Poor

CO2 Emissions

5.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 15 July 2022

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Brook Cottages, Ringsfield Common, Ringsfield, Beccles, NR34 8LN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Brook 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Sale price has at least doubled since 1998.

Current estimate

£307,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 14 years.

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Last sold (2012)

£190,000

Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

15 November 2012Most recent
£190,000
+169.5%over 13 years
7 December 1998
£70,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in NR34 8LN: £130,000 (2021–2002).

Nearby sales in NR34 8LN

On the street

Versus other Ringsfield Common homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 Brook Cottages outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,919

Street avg £1,691

On par

Floor Area

99 m²

Street avg 144 m²

Above

CO₂ Emissions

5.5 t/year

Street avg 5.4 t/year

Below

Years Held

14 years

Street avg 11 years

Above

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Comparables

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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

87/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Cromwell Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Ringsfield Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for NR34 8LN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.8dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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