Northside Cottage, Beacon Hill, Burnham Market, King's Lynn, PE31 8ET
About Northside Cottage
Northside Cottage is a mid-terrace house in King's Lynn (PE31 8ET). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2023) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in October 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 99), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 44 m² it sits well below the postcode median (68 m² across 21 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2002–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £303,000 is 25.2% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£511/sq ft) was about 74.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in March 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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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.
From £955 · Includes VAT
Planning history
Northside 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
Northside Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.
£303,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 14 years.
£242,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
30 March 2016Most recent
£242,000
+128.3%over 14 years28 March 2002
£106,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in PE31 8ET: £325,000 (2016–2010).
Versus other Beacon Hill homes
Floor Area for Northside Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
55 (D)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
44 m²
Street avg 71 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 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.
Closest school
1.2 km
Burnham Market Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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
45.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.7dB







