4 Sawpitt Cottages, Main Road, Brancaster, King's Lynn, PE31 8AA
About 4 Sawpitt Cottages
4 Sawpitt Cottages is an end-of-terrace house in King's Lynn (PE31 8AA). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows an F (score 26), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it B (July 2020); the latest reading is 4 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 60 m² it sits well below the postcode median (124 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
4 Sawpitt Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
4 Sawpitt Cottages has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
15 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
4 Sawpitt Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£290,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
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 8AA: £745,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in PE31 8AA
The Old Bakery, Main Road, Brancaster, King's Lynn, PE31 8AA
Sold Aug 2023
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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
4 Sawpitt Cottages is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
26 (F)
Street avg 53 (E)
Floor Area
60 m²
Street avg 124 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 7.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 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
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
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
44.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.4dB







