1 Brook Cottages, Ringsfield Common, Ringsfield, Beccles, NR34 8LN
About 1 Brook Cottages
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 £333,000 sits 75.3% 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.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Jul 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Brook Cottages has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1998.
£333,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 14 years.
£190,000
Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
15 November 2012Most recent
£190,000
+169.5%over 13 years7 December 1998
£70,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR34 8LN: £130,000 (2021–2002).
Nearby sales in NR34 8LN
Backbarn, Ringsfield Common, Ringsfield, Beccles, NR34 8LN
Sold Mar 2021
£130,000Pound Farm, Ringsfield Common, Ringsfield, Beccles, NR34 8LN
Sold Oct 2020
£690,000The Drill House, Ringsfield Common, Ringsfield, Beccles, NR34 8LN
Sold Jun 2020
£120,0002 Brook Cottages, Ringsfield Common, Ringsfield, Beccles, NR34 8LN
Sold Dec 2006
£189,950Dove Cottage, Ringsfield Common, Ringsfield, Beccles, NR34 8LN
Sold Jun 1998
£85,000
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Versus other Ringsfield Common homes
1 Brook Cottages outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,919
Street avg £1,691
Floor Area
99 m²
Street avg 144 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
Years Held
14 years
Street avg 11 years
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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
0.3 km
Cromwell Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Ringsfield Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB