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
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Wall insulation improved
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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.
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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.
£1,315,000
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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Sold Jun 2024
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Sold Feb 2024
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Sold Dec 2023
£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 £4,694
Floor Area
187 m²
Street avg 139 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 8.2 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
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







