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3 Railway Cottages, Fakenham Road, Hillington, King's Lynn, PE31 6DJ

Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathroom
1
Floor area
113 m²
1216 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 46
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 3 Railway Cottages

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

3 Railway Cottages is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in King's Lynn (PE31 6DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2017) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Held since July 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £280,000 sits 735.8% above the 1998 sale of £33,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£28/sq ft) was about 81.7% below the postcode norm.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms1
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageYes

Building

  • Previously extendedYes
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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.

3 Railway Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E46
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Early 20th centurySemi-Detached HouseEPC ENo mains gas

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Railway Cottages, Fakenham Road, Hillington, King's Lynn, PE31 6DJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 Railway Cottages 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.

Latest sale on 3 Railway Cottages was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£280,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (1998)

£33,500

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 8 July 1998Most recent

    £33,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in PE31 6DJ: £290,000 (2024–2021).

On the street

Versus other Fakenham Road homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 3 Railway Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£296

Street avg £2,161

Strongly below

Floor Area

113 m²

Street avg 129 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

7.6 t/year

Street avg 8.4 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 3 Railway Cottages

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.
£250k

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£269k

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£250k

1 Bank Road, Dersingham

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3 bed
£316k

1 Centre Vale, Dersingham

PE31 6JR

3 bed1 bath
£322k

1 Bagthorpe Road, Bircham Newton

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3 bed1 bath
£359k

1 Church Crofts, Manor Road, Dersingham

PE31 6WA

3 bed1 bath
£845k

1 Brenda Collison Close, Dersingham

PE31 6SP

4 bed2 bath
£385k

1 Beech Drift, Dersingham

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3 bed1 bath
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

1.0 km

Flitcham Church of England Primary Academy. 1 school 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 6DJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for PE31 6DJ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for PE31 6DJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.1dB

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 3 Railway Cottages, Fakenham Road, Hillington, King's Lynn, PE31 6DJ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.