Elder Farm Cottage, Elder Lane, Grimston, King's Lynn, PE32 1BJ
About Elder Farm Cottage
Elder Farm Cottage is a detached house in King's Lynn (PE32 1BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 126 m² it sits well below the postcode median (235 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £552,000 is 10.4% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£369/sq ft) was about 52.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £500,000 in November 2023.
Energy performance
Elder Farm Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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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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Planning history
Elder Farm Cottage has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
4 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
£552,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£500,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 November 2023Most recent
£500,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PE32 1BJ: £575,000 (2023–2001).
Versus other Elder Lane homes
Elder Farm Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,968
Street avg £2,719
Floor Area
126 m²
Street avg 250 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 9 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 19.0 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
1.5 km
Holly Meadows School. 2 schools 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
45.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB







