12 Back Lane is a two-bedroom detached house in King's Lynn (PE32 1BT). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2018 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 8.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£388/sq ft) was about 135.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 61 m² it sits well below the postcode median (104 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Last sale on file: £255,000 in July 2024. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2026.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
HOUSEHOLDR: Single storey rear and side extension and rendering of the dwelling.
12 Back Lane valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£259,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.8% per year over 5 years.
£255,000
Growth on file: 8.8% per year over 5 years.
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On price per m², 12 Back Lane stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,180
Street avg £2,020
Floor Area
61 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
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
0.5 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.5dB

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Changes detected from historical EPC data
Upgraded to gas central heating
Fuel source changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
Full planning data for 12 Back Lane, Pott Row, King's Lynn, PE32 1BT
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18 July 2024Most recent
£255,000
+56.4%over 5 years4 April 2019
£163,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PE32 1BT: £252,500 (2024–2012).
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Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
PE32 1DL
Holly Meadows School. 1 school nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.5dB