5 Church Street, Wangford, Beccles, NR34 8RW
About 5 Church Street
5 Church Street is an end-of-terrace house in Wangford, Beccles, Beccles (NR34 8RW). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2015) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since August 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 6 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension, subdivision and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 66 m² it sits well below the postcode median (129 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £298,000 is 23.1% above the 2005 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£341/sq ft) was about 45.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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 Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Nov 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Feb 2011Tree WorksTreesIn report
1 x Sycamore - reduce height to 6 metres and trim or remove extraneous branches
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/11/0100/TCA
- Nov 2006ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Front of property
Provision of a pitched roof over front extension
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- DC/06/0757/FUL
What's in 5 Church Street, Wangford, Beccles, NR34 8RW's planning history?
4 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
£298,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£242,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 August 2005Most recent
£242,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR34 8RW: £419,000 (2022–2019).
Nearby sales in NR34 8RW
1 Church Street, Wangford, Beccles, NR34 8RW
Sold Nov 2022
£355,00017 Church Street, Wangford, Beccles, NR34 8RW
Sold Sept 2021
£425,00033 Church Street, Wangford, Beccles, NR34 8RW
Sold Jun 2021
£419,0001 The Old Vicarage, Church Street, Wangford, Beccles, NR34 8RW
Sold Jan 2020
£537,5009 Church Street, Wangford, Beccles, NR34 8RW
Sold Dec 2019
£292,500
Everything we know about 5 Church Street, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Church Street homes
On years held, 5 Church Street stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,667
Street avg £3,087
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 130 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 6.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Church — bus stop.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.6dB