Beach Road Kessingland, East Suffolk
65 addresses across 3 postcodes (NR33,NR34), about 640 m (0.4 miles) long, classed as a local access road. USRN 42500013.
- Sales: 51 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £460,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 30 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 10, D: 11, E: 7, F: 1).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in East Suffolk costs £2,335 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 97% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Oulton Broad South, about 6.7 km (4.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Harts Meadow Park, is about 1.6 km (1 mile) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 0 to 6 m above sea level.
- Noise: 3 of its 65 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Longshore Surgeries, about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away.
- People: About 570 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 69% of households owned their home and 27% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 12 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £460,000 | £460,000 | £460,000 |
| 2023 | 2 | £401,375 | £352,750 | £450,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £575,000 | £575,000 | £575,000 |
| 2020 | 2 | £330,000 | £220,000 | £440,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £410,000 | £410,000 | £410,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £325,000 | £325,000 | £325,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £395,000 | £395,000 | £395,000 |
| 2016 | 2 | £394,000 | £228,000 | £560,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £290,000 | £290,000 | £290,000 |
| 2014 | 4 | £289,225 | £189,950 | £499,500 |
| 2013 | 3 | £275,000 | £225,000 | £357,500 |
| 2012 | 1 | £107,500 | £107,500 | £107,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 2026 | HILL BUNGALOW NR33 7RW | Semi-detached | £150,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 11 Sep 2025 | BEACH HOUSE NR33 7RW | Detached | £460,000 | |
| 11 Nov 2024 | THE LOOKOUT NR33 7RW | Detached | £375,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 14 Dec 2023 | MULLION HOUSE NR33 7RW | Detached | £450,000 | |
| 8 Aug 2023 | SEA SHELL NR33 7RW | Semi-detached | £352,750 | |
| 22 Jun 2022 | PEBBLE VIEW NR33 7RW | Detached | £575,000 | |
| 27 Jul 2020 | AVOCETS NR33 7RW | Detached | £440,000 | |
| 3 Jul 2020 | STORM COTTAGE NR33 7RW | Detached | £220,000 | |
| 12 Jul 2019 | HILLSIDE NR33 7RW | Detached | £410,000 | |
| 2 Jul 2018 | WINDWARD NR33 7RW | Detached | £325,000 | |
| 19 May 2017 | PEBBLE VIEW NR33 7RW | Detached | £395,000 | |
| 17 Oct 2016 | SEA SHELL NR33 7RW | Semi-detached | £228,000 | |
| 28 Sep 2016 | COPPERFIELDS NR33 7RW | Detached | £560,000 | |
| 17 Sep 2015 | ANCHORAGE NR33 7RW | Detached | £290,000 | |
| 31 Oct 2014 | TAMARISK NR33 7RW | Detached | £279,950 | |
| 31 Oct 2014 | THE MOORINGS NR33 7RW | Semi-detached | £189,950 | |
| 25 Apr 2014 | LONGBEACH NR33 7RW | Detached | £298,500 | |
| 14 Apr 2014 | LYNDHURST NR33 7RW | Detached | £499,500 | |
| 6 Dec 2013 | RED RIDGES NR33 7RW | Detached | £275,000 | |
| 19 Sep 2013 | GULL COTTAGE NR33 7RW | Detached | £225,000 | |
| 28 Aug 2013 | MALLARDS NR33 7RW | Detached | £357,500 | |
| 5 Apr 2012 | BEACH LODGE NR33 7RW | Detached | £107,500 | |
| 18 May 2011 | THE BOATHOUSE NR33 7RW | Semi-detached | £235,000 | Leasehold. |
| 5 Nov 2010 | BEACH LODGE NR33 7RW | Terraced | £124,000 | |
| 1 Oct 2010 | BEACH HOUSE COTTAGE NR33 7RW | Semi-detached | £87,500 | |
| 26 Apr 2010 | ANCHORAGE NR33 7RW | Detached | £215,000 | |
| 21 Aug 2008 | LONGBEACH NR33 7RW | Detached | £80,000 | |
| 9 May 2008 | COPPERFIELDS NR33 7RW | Detached | £240,000 | |
| 14 Feb 2008 | AVELON NR33 7RW | Detached | £210,000 | |
| 13 Apr 2007 | MALLARDS NR33 7RW | Detached | £250,000 | |
| 9 Feb 2007 | HILL BUNGALOW NR33 7RW | Semi-detached | £145,000 | |
| 4 Jan 2007 | BEACH HOUSE COTTAGE NR33 7RW | Semi-detached | £100,000 | |
| 29 Sep 2005 | LYNDHURST NR33 7RW | Detached | £285,000 | |
| 16 Sep 2005 | RED RIDGES NR33 7RW | Detached | £225,000 | |
| 29 Jul 2005 | KINGSCOTE NR33 7RW | Semi-detached | £151,001 | |
| 4 Jul 2005 | GULL COTTAGE NR33 7RW | Detached | £189,000 | |
| 17 May 2004 | THE STUDIO NR33 7RW | Detached | £267,000 | |
| 28 Oct 2003 | MALLARDS NR33 7RW | Detached | £239,995 | |
| 14 Jul 2003 | FIELDWAYS NR33 7RW | Detached | £179,950 | |
| 28 Jun 2002 | SUNRISE NR33 7RW | Detached | £112,000 | |
| 28 Mar 2002 | HIGH TIDE NR33 7RW | Semi-detached | £109,500 | |
| 17 Dec 2001 | HILLSIDE NR33 7RW | Detached | £184,995 | |
| 7 Dec 2001 | THE STUDIO NR33 7RW | Detached | £192,000 | |
| 9 Oct 2001 | GULL COTTAGE NR33 7RW | Detached | £97,000 | |
| 27 Jul 2000 | HIGH TIDE NR33 7RW | Semi-detached | £84,000 | |
| 10 Jul 2000 | SEAVIEW NR33 7RW | Semi-detached | £70,000 | |
| 15 Sep 1999 | LYNDHURST NR33 7RW | Detached | £140,000 | |
| 4 May 1999 | BEACH HOUSE COTTAGE NR33 7RW | Semi-detached | £35,000 | |
| 29 Nov 1996 | HILL BUNGALOW NR33 7RW | Semi-detached | £39,950 | |
| 17 May 1996 | MULLION HOUSE NR33 7RW | Detached | £92,000 |
Energy performance certificates
30 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 130 m². Most common: House, detached (12); Bungalow, detached (7); House, semi-detached (6). Built: 1900-1929 (5); 1967-1975 (5); 1983-1990 (5). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (19); rented (private) (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (19 addresses)
- Amber Lodge, Beach Road, Kessingland
- Anchorage, Beach Road, Kessingland
- Anturus, Beach Road, Kessingland
- Avocets, Beach Road, Kessingland
- B2 Kessingland Beach Holiday Village, Beach Road, Kessingland
- Copperfields, Beach Road, Kessingland
- Gull Cottage, Beach Road, Kessingland
- Hillside, Beach Road, Kessingland
- Kingscote, Beach Road, Kessingland
- Longbeach, Beach Road, Kessingland
- Lyndhurst House, Beach Road, Kessingland
- Pebble View, Beach Road, Kessingland
- Red Ridges, Beach Road, Kessingland
- Seafoam, Beach Road, Kessingland
- Storm Cottage, Beach Road, Kessingland
- Sunrise, Beach Road, Kessingland
- Tamarisk, Beach Road, Kessingland
- The Moorings, Beach Road, Kessingland
- Windward, Beach Road, Kessingland
Council tax
What each band costs in East Suffolk in 2026-27: Band D £2,335 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,557 | £1,816 | £2,075 | £2,335 | £2,854 | £3,372 | £3,891 | £4,670 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band A (32% of about 2,170 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 4 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 99 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 3 low and 12 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| NR33 7RW | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 4 | unlikely |
| NR33 7SB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NR34 7LN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 65 addresses are between 0 m and 6 m above sea level (4 m on average); the ground rises about 6 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NR33 7RW | 97% | 97% | 97% | 0% |
| NR33 7SB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NR34 7LN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Oulton Broad South 60,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.7 km (4.2 miles) |
| Lowestoft 468,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.3 km (4.5 miles) | |
| Oulton Broad North 137,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.5 km (4.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Sailors Home Kessingland | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Lowestoft | 7.6 km (4.7 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Southwold Ferry Landing | 11.2 km (7 miles) |
| EV charging points | Source EV Charging Station | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 42.2 km (26 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 118 km (73 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Longshore Surgeries | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Kessingland Pharmacy | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
| NHS dentists | Colosseum Dental (Avenue) | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Lowestoft Hospital | 7.9 km (4.9 miles) |
| Police station | Lowestoft Police Station | 7.8 km (4.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | Kessingland Service Station Cashzone | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Harts Meadow Park 4,490 m² | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 710 m² | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.8 ha | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,440 m² | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Edmund, a listed building (Grade I), 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west. 3 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Edmund | Listed building, Grade I | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Kessingland Cliffs | Cliff or slope | 560 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Benacre Ness | Wetland | 920 m (0.6 miles) south |
| Piper's Hill | Hill | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Northwalk Plantation | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Wader's Way Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2 km (1.2 miles) west |
| Kessingland Beach | Beach | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 62 | 65 |
3 of the street's 65 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for East Suffolk: see them on the East Suffolk page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kessingland Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Dec 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site Shop Caravan & Motor Home Club NR33 7RW | Retailers - other | 110 m | 5 Very good | 4 Apr 2024 |
| Mellissa Langton (White House Beach Caravan & MH Club) NR33 7RW | Retailers - other | 110 m | 5 Very good | 21 Apr 2026 |
| The Waterfront NR33 7SB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 240 m | 5 Very good | 2 Apr 2026 |
| Sailors Home NR33 7SB | Pub/bar/nightclub | 240 m | 4 Good | 21 Oct 2024 |
| The Beach Hut NR33 7SB | Retailers - other | 240 m | 5 Very good | 3 Feb 2014 |
| Beach Fish And Chip Shop NR33 7SF | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 9 Apr 2026 |
| Catchpole's NR33 7SF | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 10 Apr 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 7 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Holly Grange Road (6); On or near Beach Road (6).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 69% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 47% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 28% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 67% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 43% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 26% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 3 to 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- NR33 7RW: 62 addresses of 75 in the postcode
- NR33 7SB: 2 addresses of 77 in the postcode
- NR34 7LN: 1 address of 15 in the postcode
Nearby streets
High Path · Holly Grange Road · Alandale Drive · Coopers Drive
All the streets in NR33, NR34 and across East Suffolk.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.