Orchard House, Orchard Lane, Gaywood, King's Lynn, PE30 4EB
About Orchard House
Orchard House is a detached house in King's Lynn (PE30 4EB). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 121 m² the property is well over the postcode median (66 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in February 2016. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1997–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £306,000 is 42.3% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£165/sq ft) was about 26.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
Orchard House sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Sept 2025
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has been extended more than once, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Orchard House has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Price for Orchard House has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£306,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.0% per year over 18 years.
£215,000
Growth on file: 8.0% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
29 February 2016Most recent
£215,000
+2.4%over 8 years17 April 2007
£210,000
+10.5%over 4 years21 November 2002
£190,000
+258.5%over 4 years15 December 1997
£53,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in PE30 4EB: £131,500 (2021–2001).
Versus other Orchard Lane homes
On epc rating, Orchard House runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,777
Street avg £1,720
Floor Area
121 m²
Street avg 75 m²
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
Years Held
10 years
Street avg 11 years
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.3 km
Kings Lynn Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.5 km
King Edward VII Academy. 19 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.2dB







