Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Gate Lodge is a detached house in King's Lynn (PE31 8NG). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in May 2017 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on oil.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 92 m² it's 18.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (113 m² median across 11 EPCs).
Certificate validity
Valid until 15 March 2034
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Wall insulation improved
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
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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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Gate Lodge has multiple listed-building consents on file — alterations need formal heritage approval.
2 applications on record at Gate Lodge, High Street, Docking, King's Lynn, PE31 8NG
Application for Listed Building Refurbishment and replacement of internal linings and joinery.
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Gate Lodge has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£357,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in PE31 8NG: £350,000 (2024–2015).
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CO₂ Emissions for Gate Lodge runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
66 (D)
Street avg 51 (E)
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 117 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 7.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
0.3 km
Docking Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery. 1 school nearby.
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