Watery End Cottage, Watery Lane, Grimston, King's Lynn, PE32 1BQ
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About Watery End Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Watery End Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in King's Lynn (PE32 1BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views and outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 2.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £217,000 is 27.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£287/sq ft) was about 32.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 55 m² it sits well below the postcode median (107 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2001. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £170,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E41
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
4.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Watery End Cottage, Watery Lane, Grimston, King's Lynn, PE32 1BQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Watery End Cottage has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Mar 2001ExtensionFullGranted
2 storey extensions to dwelling
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£217,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.8% per year over 19 years.
Last sold (2021)
£170,000
Growth on file: 2.8% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
Launch offer · 33% off
The complete analysis of Watery End Cottage, Watery Lane, Grimston, King's Lynn, PE32 1BQ
Everything we know about this property, compiled into one in-depth, downloadable report.
Detailed analysis
A written breakdown of everything that matters
Versus other Watery Lane homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for Watery End Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,091
Street avg £2,973
Floor Area
55 m²
Street avg 118 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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.
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
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· 07:00 – 23:00
44.6dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 2 points of interest in total.
Common questions
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