Ship Cottage, London Street, Brancaster, King's Lynn, PE31 8AR
About Ship Cottage
Ship Cottage is a detached house in King's Lynn (PE31 8AR). It has a recorded floor area of 320 m² (around 3444 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2013) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 320 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 7 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations.
Energy performance
Ship Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Mar 2023
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, is a large detached home over 300m², and has been extended more than once, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Ship Cottage has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
7 applications on record at Ship Cottage, London Street, Brancaster, King's Lynn, PE31 8AR
- Nov 2010ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side of property
The rebuilding and extension of a part single and part two storey section of the cottage on the north elevation. A single storey extension to the existing barn and the replacement of the seperate boat store with a new single storey boat store an garage.
- Documents
- 31 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/01684/F
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksSept 2016Decision
- FullSept 2012Decision
+ 4 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Ship Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£1,738,000
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 8AR: £550,000 (2025–2010).
Nearby sales in PE31 8AR
2 London Street, Brancaster, King's Lynn, PE31 8AR
Sold May 2025
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Sold Sept 2019
£475,000St Marys House, London Street, Brancaster, King's Lynn, PE31 8AR
Sold Jul 2018
£2,950,000Brancaster House, London Street, Brancaster, King's Lynn, PE31 8AR
Sold Jul 2010
£550,000Blue Tiles, London Street, Brancaster, King's Lynn, PE31 8AR
Sold Oct 1999
£200,000
Versus other London Street homes
On floor area, Ship Cottage stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
59 (D)
Street avg 51 (E)
Floor Area
320 m²
Street avg 100 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.7 t/year
Street avg 6.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
12 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
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.1dB







