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Old Buck Cottage, Lynn Road, Hillington, King's Lynn, PE31 6BJ

Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
145 m²
1561 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 28
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About Old Buck Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Old Buck Cottage is a semi-detached house in King's Lynn (PE31 6BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 145 m² (around 1561 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2016) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in July 1997. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 145 m² the property is well over the postcode median (87 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £349,000 sits 534.5% above the 1997 sale of £55,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£35/sq ft) was about 75.2% below the postcode norm.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Old Buck Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F28
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
13.0 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildNo mains gas

Because the property was built before 1919 and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Old Buck Cottage, Lynn Road, Hillington, King's Lynn, PE31 6BJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Old Buck Cottage has no planning applications on record.

3

But the area is active

3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Old Buck Cottage's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).

Current estimate

£349,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (1997)

£55,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 1 July 1997Most recent

    £55,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PE31 6BJ: £240,000 (2025–2019).

On the street

Versus other Lynn Road homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for Old Buck Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£379

Street avg £2,196

Strongly below

Floor Area

145 m²

Street avg 113 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

13.0 t/year

Street avg 7.0 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Old Buck Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£348k

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1 Church Crofts, Manor Road, Dersingham

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3 bed1 bath
£322k

1 Bagthorpe Road, Bircham Newton

PE31 6XB

3 bed1 bath
£384k

1 2 Church Row, Main Road, Bagthorpe

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£385k

1 Beech Drift, Dersingham

PE31 6LF

3 bed1 bath
£316k

1 Centre Vale, Dersingham

PE31 6JR

3 bed1 bath
£310k

1 Centre Crescent, Dersingham

PE31 6JS

2 bed
£408k

1 Bluestone Cottages, Lynn Road, West Newton

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the King's Lynn district page.
Full King's Lynn report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Closest school

1.6 km

Flitcham Church of England Primary Academy. 2 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PE31 6BJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for PE31 6BJ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for PE31 6BJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Old Buck Cottage, Lynn Road, Hillington, King's Lynn, PE31 6BJ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.