40 Low Road, Congham, King's Lynn, PE32 1AE
About 40 Low Road
40 Low Road is a three-bedroom detached house in King's Lynn (PE32 1AE). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2011. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sold October 2021 for £440,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2014. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 130 m² it's 23.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (105 m² median across 23 EPCs). Across 2007–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £488,000 is 10.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£314/sq ft) was about 72.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageDetached
- Notable viewsYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Fuel source changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
1 application on record at 40 Low Road, Congham, King's Lynn, PE32 1AE
- Feb 2014PorchFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Provision of front porch and extended roof over bay windows with rear single storey extension
Extension- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/00094/F
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 40 Low Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£488,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 14 years.
£440,000
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
3 October 2021Most recent
£440,000
+141.1%over 8 years21 August 2013
£182,500
+2.5%over 1 year26 July 2012
£178,000
+3.5%over 4 years26 November 2007
£172,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PE32 1AE: £299,950 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in PE32 1AE
50 Low Road, Congham, King's Lynn, PE32 1AE
Sold Apr 2023
£380,00060 Low Road, Congham, King's Lynn, PE32 1AE
Sold Feb 2022
£335,00056 Low Road, Congham, King's Lynn, PE32 1AE
Sold Sept 2021
£290,00054 Low Road, Congham, King's Lynn, PE32 1AE
Sold Sept 2021
£299,95052 Low Road, Congham, King's Lynn, PE32 1AE
Sold Jan 2021
£285,000
Versus other Low Road homes
On price per m², 40 Low Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,385
Street avg £2,253
Floor Area
130 m²
Street avg 108 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 5.7 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
1.1 km
Holly Meadows School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB







