1 Ayres Cottage, Walsingham Road, Burnham Thorpe, King's Lynn, PE31 8HN
About 1 Ayres Cottage
1 Ayres Cottage is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in King's Lynn (PE31 8HN). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Period features are noted in the property record.
On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£554/sq ft) was about 61.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2021 for £435,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
1 Ayres 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£447,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£435,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 November 2021Most recent
£435,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PE31 8HN: £430,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in PE31 8HN
Grints Cottage, Walsingham Road, Burnham Thorpe, King's Lynn, PE31 8HN
Sold Sept 2024
£430,0002 Ayres Cottage, Walsingham Road, Burnham Thorpe, King's Lynn, PE31 8HN
Sold Dec 2023
£340,0003 Ayres Cottage, Walsingham Road, Burnham Thorpe, King's Lynn, PE31 8HN
Sold May 2022
£450,000Well Cottage, Walsingham Road, Burnham Thorpe, King's Lynn, PE31 8HN
Sold May 2022
£403,722The Dales, Walsingham Road, Burnham Thorpe, King's Lynn, PE31 8HN
Sold Mar 2021
£445,999
Versus other Walsingham Road homes
Price per m² for 1 Ayres Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,959
Street avg £4,487
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 7.2 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
2.4 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
45.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB







