Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
29 The Close, Brancaster Staithe, King's Lynn, PE31 8BS
1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
75 m²
807 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 41
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 29 The Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
29 The Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in King's Lynn (PE31 8BS). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 75 m² it's 27.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (103 m² median across 23 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£557/sq ft) was about 41.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £450,000 in December 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate
Sept 2021EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E41
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 13 September 2031
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 29 The Close, Brancaster Staithe, King's Lynn, PE31 8BS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Council records include a two-storey rear extension at 29 The Close.
1 application on record at 29 The Close, Brancaster Staithe, King's Lynn, PE31 8BS
1decisions1extensions6documents15nearby
- Dec 2023ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Proposed two storey rear extension to dwelling house
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/01818/F
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£489,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2021)
£450,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
10 December 2021Most recent
£450,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PE31 8BS: £800,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in PE31 8BS
22 The Close, Brancaster Staithe, King's Lynn, PE31 8BS
Sold Nov 2025
£320,00031 The Close, Brancaster Staithe, King's Lynn, PE31 8BS
Sold Sept 2025
£472,50044 The Close, Brancaster Staithe, King's Lynn, PE31 8BS
Sold Dec 2024
£875,00037 The Close, Brancaster Staithe, King's Lynn, PE31 8BS
Sold Jul 2020
£945,00039 The Close, Brancaster Staithe, King's Lynn, PE31 8BS
Sold Jul 2020
£800,000
Versus other The Close homes
Four headline reads against 23 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
29 The Close is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£6,000
Street avg £4,090
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 120 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the King's Lynn district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PE31 8BS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.7dB
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