Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Maltings Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in King's Lynn (PE31 8HH). It has a recorded floor area of 164 m² (around 1765 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2017 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The property has an EV charger on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal.
Today's modelled estimate of £582,000 is 45.5% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£227/sq ft) was about 46% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer: December 2019 at £400,000.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 20 October 2031
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Hot water system upgraded
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Get a survey for this property
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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Maltings 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.
Maltings Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£582,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£400,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
11 December 2019Most recent
£400,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PE31 8HH: £320,000 (2025–2016).
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Sold Nov 2019
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Sold Nov 2016
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Sold Jul 2016
On price per m², Maltings Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,439
Street avg £5,393
Floor Area
164 m²
Street avg 147 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 10.5 t/year
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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
0.5 km
Burnham Market Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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