Caversham Cottage, Station Road, Burnham Market, King's Lynn, PE31 8HA
About Caversham Cottage
Caversham Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in King's Lynn (PE31 8HA). It has a recorded floor area of 187 m² (around 2013 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (June 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). Main heating runs on oil.
At 187 m² the property is well over the postcode median (127 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2008–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£608/sq ft) was about 70% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2021 at £1,223,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
Energy performance
Caversham Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 2 July 2030
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Wall insulation improved
Get a survey for this property
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 £1,645 · Includes VAT
Planning history
2 applications on record at Caversham Cottage, Station Road, Burnham Market, King's Lynn, PE31 8HA
- Sept 2008ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey
Single Storey Extension and roof alteration to dwelling
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 08/01917/F
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionJan 2009Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2008.
£1,310,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.5% per year over 13 years.
£1,223,000
Growth on file: 11.5% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
25 January 2021Most recent
£1,223,000
+56.3%over 10 years13 May 2010
£782,500
+152.4%over 1 year26 June 2008
£310,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PE31 8HA: £675,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in PE31 8HA
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£640,000
Versus other Station Road homes
On habitable rooms, Caversham Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£6,540
Street avg £4,695
Floor Area
187 m²
Street avg 139 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 7.9 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.
Closest school
0.9 km
Burnham Market Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB







