1 Old Market, Beccles, NR34 9AP
About 1 Old Market
1 Old Market is a semi-detached house in Beccles (NR34 9AP). It has a recorded floor area of 178 m² (around 1916 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since November 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in September 1999. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 178 m² the property is well over the postcode median (83 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £457,000 sits 534.7% above the 1999 sale of £72,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£38/sq ft) was about 77.5% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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 Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Planning history at 1 Old Market is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Aug 2024Tree WorksTreesIn report
1no. Birch (Birch on Plan) - Remove lowest left limb
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/24/2454/TCA
- Nov 2013Tree WorksTreesIn report
2 x Silver Birch, 1 x Liquidamber - prune back to suitable sub-laterals to give at least 1 metre clearance and reshape top of crown
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/13/3093/TCA
What's in 1 Old Market, Beccles, NR34 9AP's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
1 Old Market's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£457,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£72,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 September 1999Most recent
£72,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR34 9AP: £255,000 (2024–2013).
Nearby sales in NR34 9AP
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Versus other Old Market homes
1 Old Market is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£404
Street avg £1,976
Floor Area
178 m²
Street avg 127 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 6.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Old Market Place — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
St Benet's Catholic Primary School. 8 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.8dB