Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
5 Alms House is a semi-detached house in King's Lynn (PE31 6TN). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2010 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 36 m² it sits well below the postcode median (108 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 26 May 2031
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Roof insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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Because the property has no mains gas supply and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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5 Alms House has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
2 applications on record at 5 Alms House, Nethergate Street, Harpley, King's Lynn, PE31 6TN
Application for listed building consent for replacement of existing soft wood and critel windows to the side and the rear of the properties with hardwood double glazed units with the same open ups
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5 Alms House has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£166,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in PE31 6TN: £258,500 (2025–2016).
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5 Alms House is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
53 (E)
Street avg 45 (E)
Floor Area
36 m²
Street avg 109 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 6.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
50/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
0.1 km
Harpley CofE VC Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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