Flat 1, 5 Old Market, Beccles, NR34 9AP
About Flat 1
Flat 1 is a mid-terrace house in Beccles (NR34 9AP). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.
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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
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Jul 2024ConversionHeritageIn report
Listed Building Consent - Conversion of 2no Flats (Flat 1 and 2, 5 Old Market) Into 1no House, separation of 5 And 7 Old Market together with Internal and External alterations at 5 And 7 Old Market.
- Agent
- Garhold Limited
Listed- Documents
- 29 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/24/1560/LBC
- Jul 2024SubdivisionFullIn report
Conversion of 2no Flats (Flat 1 and 2, 5 Old Market) Into 1no House, separation of 5 And 7 Old Market together with Internal and External alterations at 5 And 7 Old Market.
- Agent
- Garhold Limited
- Documents
- 27 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/24/1559/FUL
What's in Flat 1, 5 Old Market, Beccles, NR34 9AP's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Flat 1 has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£182,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
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 5 sales in NR34 9AP: £255,000 (2024–2013).
Nearby sales in NR34 9AP
Everything we know about Flat 1, 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 Old Market homes
On habitable rooms, Flat 1 runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
53 (E)
Street avg 57 (D)
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 140 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 6.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.8dB