20 Hungate, Beccles, NR34 9TT
About 20 Hungate
20 Hungate is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Beccles (NR34 9TT). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2019 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump.
Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in April 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 85 m² it's 16.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (73 m² median across 11 EPCs). Across 1996–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 19.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £185,000 is 33.6% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£151/sq ft) was about 31.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Know exactly what you're buying at 20 Hungate
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
Outside
- ParkingAllocated
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Upgraded to gas central heating
Connected to mains gas supply
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
20 Hungate has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Jun 2020RenovationFullIn report
Proposed Installation of a New Gas Combi Boiler And Wet Heating System, Refurbishment of Existing First Floor Bathroom And Formation of a New Shower Cubicle
- Agent
- Rob Pearce Architects
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/20/1643/FUL
- Jun 2020RenovationHeritageIn report
Proposed Installation of a New Gas Combi Boiler And Wet Heating System, Refurbishment of Existing First Floor Bathroom and Formation of a New Shower Cubicle
- Agent
- Rob Pearce Architects
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- DC/20/1644/LBC
What's in 20 Hungate, Beccles, NR34 9TT's planning history?
2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Price for 20 Hungate has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£185,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 19.9% per year over 13 years.
£138,500
Growth on file: 19.9% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
6 April 2009Most recent
£138,500
+59.9%over 6 years8 November 2002
£86,599
+592.8%over 6 years2 January 1996
£12,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR34 9TT: £198,000 (2020–2012).
Everything we know about 20 Hungate, 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 Hungate homes
Price per m² for 20 Hungate lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,629
Street avg £2,087
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 5.0 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
0.1 km
Exchange Square — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 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
49.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB