Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Dove Cottage, Ringsfield Common, Ringsfield, Beccles, NR34 8LN
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
98 m²
1055 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 47
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About Dove Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Dove Cottage is a detached house in Ringsfield, Beccles, Beccles (NR34 8LN). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. The latest certificate (November 2025) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 66). Main heating runs on oil.
Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in June 1998. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 98 m² it's 16.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (84 m² median across 4 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £366,000 sits 330.6% above the 1998 sale of £85,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£81/sq ft) was about 54.8% below the postcode norm.
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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.
Dove Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Current Certificate
Nov 2025EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E47
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
5.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 25 November 2035
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Level 3 Building Survey
Late 20th centuryDetached BungalowEPC ENo mains gas
Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Dove Cottage, Ringsfield Common, Ringsfield, Beccles, NR34 8LN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Dove Cottage 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.
Dove Cottage's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£366,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1998)
£85,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
4 June 1998Most recent
£85,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR34 8LN: £189,950 (2021–2006).
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
£120,0001 Brook Cottages, Ringsfield Common, Ringsfield, Beccles, NR34 8LN
Sold Nov 2012
£190,0002 Brook Cottages, Ringsfield Common, Ringsfield, Beccles, NR34 8LN
Sold Dec 2006
£189,950
Versus other Ringsfield Common homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², Dove Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£867
Street avg £1,954
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 144 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
Years Held
28 years
Street avg 8 years
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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
0.3 km
Cromwell Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Ringsfield Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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 8LN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
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