Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Flat 5 is a mid-terrace house in Beccles (NR34 9AE). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in December 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 43 m² this is the 4th smallest of 5 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 26–56 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 5 units on file.
At 43 m² it's 20.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (54 m² median across 11 EPCs).
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 2 August 2031
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Get a survey for this property
Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £820 · Includes VAT
Flat 5 has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Flat 5 has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£132,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 1 sales in NR34 9AE: £135,000 (2018–2018).
EPC Rating
52 (E)
Street avg 57 (D)
Floor Area
43 m²
Street avg 53 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
87/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Caxton Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
St Benet's Catholic Primary School. 8 schools nearby.
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