3 Sawpitt Cottages, Main Road, Brancaster, King's Lynn, PE31 8AA
About 3 Sawpitt Cottages
3 Sawpitt Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in King's Lynn (PE31 8AA). It has a recorded floor area of 158 m² (around 1701 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2020) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in July 2016 the rating was F, the property has climbed 4 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 105). Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.
At 158 m² the property is well over the postcode median (114 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 1997–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £477,000 sits 63.9% above the 2016 sale of £291,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£171/sq ft) was about 32.1% below the postcode norm. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. 10 years since the last transfer (November 2016).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
3 Sawpitt Cottages ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Fuel source changed
Hot water efficiency improved
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
High performance glazing installed
Cavity wall insulation installed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Floor insulation added or improved
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Planning history
3 Sawpitt Cottages has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
5 applications on record at 3 Sawpitt Cottages, Main Road, Brancaster, King's Lynn, PE31 8AA
- Mar 2017ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Part 2 storey part single storey rear extension and renovation
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/00095/F
- More recent applications — locked
- FullApr 2019Decision
- FullMay 2018Decision
+ 2 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 3 Sawpitt Cottages has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£477,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.5% per year over 19 years.
£291,000
Growth on file: 8.5% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
11 November 2016Most recent
£291,000
+369.4%over 18 years14 November 1997
£62,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PE31 8AA: £745,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in PE31 8AA
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Sold Dec 2020
£345,000Cobble Cottage, Main Road, Brancaster, King's Lynn, PE31 8AA
Sold Mar 2020
£411,000Eastwood, Main Road, Brancaster, King's Lynn, PE31 8AA
Sold Apr 2019
£745,000Mayes Cottage, Main Road, Brancaster, King's Lynn, PE31 8AA
Sold Oct 2018
£749,500
Versus other Main Road homes
3 Sawpitt Cottages outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,842
Street avg £3,499
Floor Area
158 m²
Street avg 118 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 8.1 t/year
Years Held
10 years
Street avg 14 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
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.4dB







