Well Cottage, Walsingham Road, Burnham Thorpe, King's Lynn, PE31 8HN
About Well Cottage
Well Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in King's Lynn (PE31 8HN). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since November 2014. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include notable views and outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.
Across 2002–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£658/sq ft) was about 92.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 57 m² it's 23% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (74 m² median across 12 EPCs). Last sale on file: £403,722 in May 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Summer houseYes
- OutbuildingsYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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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
Well 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
Price for Well Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 2002 starting point.
£403,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.6% per year over 20 years.
£403,722
Growth on file: 12.6% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
19 May 2022Most recent
£403,722
+61.5%over 6 years26 August 2015
£250,000
+541.0%over 12 years5 September 2002
£39,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PE31 8HN: £435,000 (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
£450,0001 Ayres Cottage, Walsingham Road, Burnham Thorpe, King's Lynn, PE31 8HN
Sold Nov 2021
£435,000The Dales, Walsingham Road, Burnham Thorpe, King's Lynn, PE31 8HN
Sold Mar 2021
£445,999
Versus other Walsingham Road homes
Price per m² for Well Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£7,083
Street avg £4,374
Floor Area
57 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 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







