Windfall Cottage, Back Lane, Burnham Market, King's Lynn, PE31 8EY
About Windfall Cottage
Windfall Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in King's Lynn (PE31 8EY). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in December 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 106 m² the property is well over the postcode median (68 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £589,000 is 20.7% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£428/sq ft) was about 36.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2020 at £488,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff street
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Windfall Cottage has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
3 applications on record at Windfall Cottage, Back Lane, Burnham Market, King's Lynn, PE31 8EY
- Dec 2008OutbuildingFullOutcome in report
Single storey timber outbuilding
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 08/02341/F
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionSept 2021Decision
- ExtensionFeb 2012Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Windfall Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2005.
£589,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 15 years.
£488,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
4 October 2020Most recent
£488,000
+31.9%over 10 years12 May 2010
£370,000
+89.7%over 4 years8 December 2005
£195,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PE31 8EY: £337,000 (2021–2017).
Nearby sales in PE31 8EY
2 Archway Cottages, Back Lane, Burnham Market, King's Lynn, PE31 8EY
Sold Jun 2021
£479,951Sutton Cottage, Back Lane, Burnham Market, King's Lynn, PE31 8EY
Sold Mar 2021
£318,7072 Almshouses, Back Lane, Burnham Market, King's Lynn, PE31 8EY
Sold Aug 2020
£337,0003 Almshouses, Back Lane, Burnham Market, King's Lynn, PE31 8EY
Sold Jun 2019
£330,000Field View, Back Lane, Burnham Market, King's Lynn, PE31 8EY
Sold Dec 2017
£620,000
Versus other Back Lane homes
On habitable rooms, Windfall Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,604
Street avg £3,953
Floor Area
106 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 4.2 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
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
1.0 km
Burnham Market Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.3dB







