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Grints Cottage, Walsingham Road, Burnham Thorpe, King's Lynn, PE31 8HN

1 planning record

Estimated value

£491,000

  • Since the 2024 sale (£430,000)+14%
  • Against PE31 8HN's recent median (£435,000)+13%

Newest record on this page: December 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Mid terrace
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
102 m²
1098 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 37
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£491,000

  • Against its 2024 sale (£430,000)+14%
  • Against PE31 8HN's recent median (£435,000)+13%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Grints Cottage is modelled from its 102 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in PE31 8HN. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    102 m² from the EPC lodged in August 2024

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2024

  • Recent sales in PE31 8HN

    5 sales, median £435,000 (2023–2021)

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SalesLatest sale shown: September 2024Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 applicationFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Grints Cottage's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Sales timeline

  1. 12 September 2024Most recent

    £430,000

    +17.8%over 11 years

  2. 7 March 2013

    £365,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PE31 8HN: £435,000 (2023–2021).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

2 potential issues have already been flagged for Grints Cottage, Walsingham Road, Burnham Thorpe, King's Lynn, PE31 8HN. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • A planning decision worth checkingIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About Grints Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Grints Cottage is a mid-terrace house in King's Lynn (PE31 8HN). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it D (August 2012); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 104), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 102 m² the property is well over the postcode median (72 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2013–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £491,000 is 14.2% above the 2024 sale price. One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2025. Most recent transfer: September 2024 at £430,000.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Grints Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Aug 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F37
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
8.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 13 August 2034

7 years remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Grints Cottage, Walsingham Road, Burnham Thorpe, King's Lynn, PE31 8HN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

A an annexe application was refused at Grints Cottage in 2025.

1 application on record at Grints Cottage, Walsingham Road, Burnham Thorpe, King's Lynn, PE31 8HN

1decisions1extensions12documents15nearby
  1. Dec 2025
    AnnexFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey

    Proposed addition of single storey bedroom suite and bathroom annexe

    Extension
    Documents
    12 docs on file
    Reference
    25/01784/F
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On the street

Versus other Walsingham Road homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, Grints Cottage runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,216

Street avg £4,661

On par

Floor Area

102 m²

Street avg 85 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

8.2 t/year

Street avg 7.0 t/year

Below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the King's Lynn district page.
Full King's Lynn report

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

2.4 km

Burnham Market Primary School. 1 school nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Burnham Market Primary SchoolPrimary2.4km

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences298 reports46%
  • Anti-social Behaviour89 reports14%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson64 reports10%
  • Other Theft52 reports8%

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PE31 8HN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for PE31 8HN

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for PE31 8HN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for Grints Cottage is modelled from its 102 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in PE31 8HN. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for Grints Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Grints Cottage was lodged in August 2024 at band F and is valid until August 2034. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to Grints Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 13 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 1 school and 0 stops listed are measured in a straight line from PE31 8HN, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
Grints Cottage is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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