1 Cheney Hill, Heacham, King's Lynn, PE31 7BX
About 1 Cheney Hill
1 Cheney Hill is a detached house in King's Lynn (PE31 7BX). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2018) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2016 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 120 m² it sits well below the postcode median (177 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£252/sq ft) was about 77.8% below the postcode norm. On the market in August 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2016.
Energy performance
1 Cheney Hill sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 17 December 2028
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Switched from solid fuel to cleaner energy source
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Get a survey for this property
Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £955 · Includes VAT
Planning history
1 application on record at 1 Cheney Hill, Heacham, King's Lynn, PE31 7BX
- Apr 2016New BuildOutlineOutcome in report
OUTLINE APPLICATION ALL MATTERS RESERVED: One new dwelling
- Documents
- 21 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/00375/O
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Sales history & valuation
£354,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£325,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
4 August 2016Most recent
£325,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in PE31 7BX: £595,000 (2024–2007).
Versus other Cheney Hill homes
On epc rating, 1 Cheney Hill runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
45 (E)
Street avg 77 (C)
Floor Area
120 m²
Street avg 145 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.7 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
50/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
0.1 km
Heacham Junior School. 2 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
47.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.2dB







