Dairy Cottage, Main Road, Brancaster, King's Lynn, PE31 8AA
About Dairy Cottage
Dairy Cottage is a detached house in King's Lynn (PE31 8AA). It has a recorded floor area of 163 m² (around 1755 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 163 m² the property is well over the postcode median (114 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). It changed hands recently, sold February 2025 for £600,000. Across 2006–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £662,000 is 10.3% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£342/sq ft) was about 35.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
Dairy Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 4 October 2033
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, 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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Planning history
Dairy Cottage 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
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2006.
£662,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 19 years.
£600,000
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
17 February 2025Most recent
£600,000
+220.0%over 19 years9 January 2006
£187,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in PE31 8AA: £416,500 (2026–2020).
Nearby sales in PE31 8AA
Grenville Cottage, Main Road, Brancaster, King's Lynn, PE31 8AA
Sold Jun 2026
£450,000Cobble Cottage, Main Road, Brancaster, King's Lynn, PE31 8AA
Sold May 2026
£416,500The Old Bakery, Main Road, Brancaster, King's Lynn, PE31 8AA
Sold Aug 2023
£1,800,000Fern Lea, Main Road, Brancaster, King's Lynn, PE31 8AA
Sold Dec 2020
£345,000Eastwood, Main Road, Brancaster, King's Lynn, PE31 8AA
Sold Apr 2019
£745,000
Versus other Main Road homes
Dairy Cottage is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£3,681
Street avg £3,588
Floor Area
163 m²
Street avg 121 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 7.3 t/year
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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.
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







