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Appletree Cottage, Watery Lane, Grimston, King's Lynn, PE32 1BQ

Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
134 m²
1442 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 42
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Appletree Cottage

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

Appletree Cottage is a semi-detached house in King's Lynn (PE32 1BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1442 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2017) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 134 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £536,000 is 12.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£329/sq ft) was about 43% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £475,000 in September 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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.

Appletree Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E42
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
9.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gas

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

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Appletree Cottage, Watery Lane, Grimston, King's Lynn, PE32 1BQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Appletree Cottage has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

4 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.

Latest sale on Appletree Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£536,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.5% per year over 24 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£475,000

Growth on file: 8.5% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 26 September 2021Most recent

    £475,000

    +630.8%over 24 years

  2. 29 April 1997

    £65,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PE32 1BQ: £165,000 (2025–2007).

On the street

Versus other Watery Lane homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for Appletree Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,545

Street avg £2,822

Strongly above

Floor Area

134 m²

Street avg 98 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

9.3 t/year

Street avg 6.1 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Appletree Cottage

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.
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4 bed
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5 bed4 bath
£491k

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3 bed3 bath
£588k

1 Acorn Drive, Gayton

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£488k

1 Arlington Park Road, Middleton

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£414k

1 Brooks Close, Gayton

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£351k

1 Chequers Road, Grimston

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4 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

1.3 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PE32 1BQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for PE32 1BQ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for PE32 1BQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.8dB

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

Common questions

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