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Garford Lea, High Street, Docking, King's Lynn, PE31 8NG

Extendable
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
124 m²
1335 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 47
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Garford Lea

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

Garford Lea is a three-bedroom detached house in King's Lynn (PE31 8NG). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Held since April 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £358,000 sits 616% above the 2002 sale of £50,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£37/sq ft) was about 84.2% below the postcode norm.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageYes
  • LandYes
  • Cul-de-sacYes

Building

  • Extension potentialPossible
Before you decide

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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.

Garford Lea's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E47
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Late 20th centuryDetached BungalowEPC ENo mains gas

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Garford Lea, High Street, Docking, King's Lynn, PE31 8NG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Garford Lea has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

15 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Garford Lea's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (2002).

Current estimate

£358,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2002)

£50,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 27 April 2002Most recent

    £50,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PE31 8NG: £350,000 (2024–2015).

On the street

Versus other High Street homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², Garford Lea runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£403

Street avg £3,102

Strongly below

Floor Area

124 m²

Street avg 114 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

7.6 t/year

Street avg 7.0 t/year

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Garford Lea

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£379k

1 Carr Terrace, Docking

PE31 8UA

3 bed1 bath
£307k

1 Barmer Cottages, Fakenham Road, Syderstone

PE31 8SP

3 bed2 bath
£290k

1 2 Smallboro Row, Little Lane, Docking

PE31 8NT

3 bed1 bath
£447k

1 Ayres Cottage, Walsingham Road, Burnham Thorpe

PE31 8HN

3 bed1 bath
£450k

1 Branodunum, Brancaster

PE31 8AL

3 bed
£785k

1 Church Row Cottages, Church Walk, Burnham Market

PE31 8DH

3 bed2 bath
£420k

1 Bennett Mews, Docking

PE31 8FS

2 bed2 bath
£454k

1 Anchorage View, Brancaster

PE31 8XD

2 bed
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

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Closest school

0.3 km

Docking Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery. 1 school nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

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 8NG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for PE31 8NG

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for PE31 8NG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Garford Lea, High Street, Docking, King's Lynn, PE31 8NG. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.