Keepers Cottage, High Street, Docking, King's Lynn, PE31 8NG
About Keepers Cottage
Keepers Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in King's Lynn (PE31 8NG). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in February 2013 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Period features are noted in the property record.
Today's modelled estimate of £373,000 is 49.2% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£290/sq ft) was about 63.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in October 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. At 80 m² it's 29.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (113 m² median across 11 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Keepers Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Wall insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Heating system upgraded to a more efficient system
Heating controls changed
Hot water system upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
Hot water efficiency improved
Get a survey for this property
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.
From £955 · Includes VAT
Planning history
Planning history at Keepers Cottage is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
2 applications on record at Keepers Cottage, High Street, Docking, King's Lynn, PE31 8NG
- Feb 2024Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Retrospective: Pruned approx. 35 m hedgerow boundary to right of property. Plum T1: Fell and cut back to growth point. Plum T2: Felled dead stump 150 cm. Replant with one standard plum in similar position. Three pruned apple trees.
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/00027/TREECA
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksMar 2024Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Keepers Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£373,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£250,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 October 2015Most recent
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PE31 8NG: £350,000 (2024–2013).
Nearby sales in PE31 8NG
Great Bustards, High Street, Docking, King's Lynn, PE31 8NG
Sold Oct 2024
£405,000Medway, High Street, Docking, King's Lynn, PE31 8NG
Sold Jun 2024
£350,000Holly House, High Street, Docking, King's Lynn, PE31 8NG
Sold Oct 2021
£775,0003 Chapel Yard, High Street, Docking, King's Lynn, PE31 8NG
Sold May 2021
£312,0001 Chapel Yard, High Street, Docking, King's Lynn, PE31 8NG
Sold Dec 2013
£310,000
Versus other High Street homes
EPC Rating for Keepers Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,125
Street avg £2,649
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 118 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.1 t/year
Street avg 6.9 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
0.3 km
Docking Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB







