Buttercup Cottage, St Andrews Lane, Congham, King's Lynn, PE32 1DS
6 planning records
About Buttercup Cottage
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Buttercup Cottage is a mid-terrace house in King's Lynn (PE32 1DS). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2025) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2021. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 97), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 49 m² it sits well below the postcode median (111 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 6 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an annexe, an extension and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Buttercup Cottage ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Sept 2025
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D56
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.3 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Buttercup Cottage, St Andrews Lane, Congham, King's Lynn, PE32 1DS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Buttercup Cottage has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Apr 2026AnnexFullIn report
Separation of annex from donor dwelling to permit independent occupancy
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Buttercup Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
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No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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Versus other St Andrews Lane homes
Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for Buttercup Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
56 (D)
Street avg 37 (F)
Floor Area
49 m²
Street avg 132 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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
2.0 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PE32 1DS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.2dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 1 points of interest in total.
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