Saltgate Beccles, East Suffolk
15 addresses across 2 postcodes (NR34), about 70 m long, classed as a minor road. USRN 42502036.
- Sales: 9 recorded sales since 1995; in 2022 the median was £270,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 2 homes have an energy certificate (D: 2).
- 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 B; Band D in East Suffolk costs £2,335 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 88% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Beccles, about 470 m (0.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Waveney Meadow, is about 350 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 10 to 13 m above sea level.
- Noise: 7 of its 15 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Beccles Medical Centre, about 640 m (0.4 miles) away.
- People: About 220 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 72% of households owned their home and 42% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 126 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often shoplifting.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | £270,000 | £270,000 | £270,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £375,000 | £375,000 | £375,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £600,000 | £600,000 | £600,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £285,000 | £285,000 | £285,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £225,000 | £225,000 | £225,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2024 | 1 - 3 NR34 9AN | Other | £492,603 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 4 Nov 2022 | 11 NR34 9AN | Semi-detached | £270,000 | |
| 7 Oct 2019 | 5 NR34 9AN | Other | £600,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 28 Sep 2017 | 9 NR34 9AN | Other | £1,200,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 5 Aug 2015 | 7 NR34 9AN | Terraced | £375,000 | |
| 30 Mar 2015 | 9 NR34 9AN | Other | £1,335,600 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 1 Jun 2007 | 1 - 3 NR34 9AN | Detached | £600,000 | |
| 2 Dec 2004 | 11 NR34 9AN | Semi-detached | £285,000 | |
| 27 Feb 2002 | 5 NR34 9AN | Terraced | £225,000 |
Energy performance certificates
2 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 246 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (1); House, semi-detached (1). Built: before 1900 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (2).
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 neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (24% of about 880 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Beccles (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 9.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- ST PETER'S HOUSE, grade I
- 1, SALTGATE, grade II
- 11, SALTGATE, grade II
- 3, SALTGATE, grade II
- 5, SALTGATE, grade II
- 6, THE WALK, grade II
- 7, SALTGATE, grade II
- 7, THE WALK, grade II
- 8, THE WALK, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 10A Old Market Beccles Suffolk NR34 9AP: up to 3 homes, permissioned (40 m)
- 3 Saltgate, Beccles: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (40 m)
- Newgate Carpets Newgate Beccles Suffolk NR34 9QB: up to 3 homes, permissioned (130 m)
- Wherry Cottage 50 Puddingmoor Beccles Suffolk NR34 9PL, permissioned (280 m)
- Gosford House Gosford Road Beccles NR34 9QP: up to 6 homes, permissioned (480 m (0.3 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 15 September 2026 to 17 September 2026: BT, Utility asset works, two-way signals, on the footway, verge (minor works)
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
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.
Height above sea level
The street's 15 addresses are between 10 m and 13 m above sea level (12 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NR34 9AJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NR34 9AN | 100% | 88% | 88% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Beccles 130,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Brampton (Suffolk) 15,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.2 km (4.5 miles) | |
| Somerleyton 12,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.3 km (5.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 26 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Old Market Place Beccles | 50 m |
| Ferry terminal | Reedham Ferry South | 11 km (6.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | Bungay Community Centre | 8.2 km (5.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Norwich Airport NWI | 30.7 km (19 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 111 km (69 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Beccles Medical Centre | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 200 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 290 m |
| Hospital | Beccles & District Hospital | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Police station | Halesworth Police Station | 12.6 km (7.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | East of England Co-op Swines Green, Swines Green Cashzone | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Waveney Meadow 1.5 ha | 350 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Beccles Common 38 ha | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 20 m² | 240 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 12 ha | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,490 m² | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 40 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is St Peter's House, a listed building (Grade I), 50 m. 149 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 6 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| St Peter's House | Listed building, Grade I | 50 m |
| Church of St Michael | Listed building, Grade I | 60 m south-west |
| Detached Tower of Church of St Michael | Listed building, Grade I | 80 m south |
| Waveney House | Listed building, Grade I | 100 m west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Boney's Island | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Gillingham Marshes | Wetland | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Beccles Marshes | Wetland | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Barsham Hill | Hill | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Spring Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Geldeston Dyke | Tidal water | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 8 | 15 |
7 of the street's 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Benet's RC Primary School and Nursery Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 610 m (0.4 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| The Albert Pye Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 740 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Ravensmere Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 740 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Sir John Leman High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Report card (Apr 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Post-16 provision: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Beccles High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Beccles Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (May 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wainford House Residential Home NR34 9AN | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 20 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 2 Jun 2026 |
| The Play Rig Ltd NR34 9AN | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 20 m | 4 Good | 6 May 2026 |
| Beccles Convenience Store NR34 9AJ | Retailers - other | 50 m | 5 Very good | 15 Jul 2024 |
| Town House Cafe NR34 9AJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 70 m | 4 Good | 23 Oct 2025 |
| What A Brew-Tea NR34 9AJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 70 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 30 Apr 2025 |
| Townhouse Cafe / Cwtch Catering / Owens Events Kitchen NR34 9AJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 70 m | 5 Very good | 15 May 2026 |
| Bear & Bells | Pub/bar/nightclub | 80 m | 4 Good | 28 Apr 2026 |
| New Look NR34 9AR | Retailers - other | 90 m | Exempt | |
| Beccles Fish And Chips Limited NR34 9AD | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 130 m | 4 Good | 24 Jun 2026 |
| Ristorante Piatto NR34 9AD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 130 m | 5 Very good | 23 Jan 2026 |
| Beccles Public Hall NR34 9AD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 130 m | 5 Very good | 23 Mar 2025 |
| The Old Tap Beccles NR34 9AW | Pub/bar/nightclub | 130 m | 5 Very good | 11 Sep 2024 |
| Printing Press NR34 9QB | Pub/bar/nightclub | 130 m | 5 Very good | 29 Dec 2025 |
| Old School Coffee Ltd NR34 9QB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 130 m | 5 Very good | 5 Nov 2025 |
| Superdrug NR34 9HB | Retailers - other | 140 m | Exempt |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 33 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 31 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 13 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 13 |
| Public order | 12 |
| Other theft | 10 |
| Burglary | 5 |
| Other crime | 4 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Supermarket (53); On or near Old Market (22); On or near New Market (15); On or near Church Score (8); On or near Parking Area (7).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 63 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 46% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 72% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 59% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 37% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 48% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 34% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 6 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
Nearby streets
Old Market · New Market · Saltgate · Northgate · Smallgate · Market Street · Market Row · Northgate · New Market · Sheepgate · Queen's Road · Horse & Groom Lane
All the streets in 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.