1 Old Rectory, St Andrews Lane, Congham, King's Lynn, PE32 1DU
1 planning record
About 1 Old Rectory
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1 Old Rectory is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in King's Lynn (PE32 1DU). It has a recorded floor area of 218 m² (around 2347 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in October 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include a conservatory, outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £774,000 is 21.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£271/sq ft) was about 43.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 218 m² the property is well over the postcode median (140 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2014. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold March 2021 for £635,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- 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.
1 Old Rectory's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Sept 2019
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D58
E
F
G
Main Heating
Heat Pump
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
8.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1 Old Rectory, St Andrews Lane, Congham, King's Lynn, PE32 1DU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Council records include a two-storey extension at 1 Old Rectory.
- Nov 2014ExtensionFullIn report
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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.
Latest sale on 1 Old Rectory was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£774,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 9 years.
Last sold (2021)
£635,000
Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 9 years.
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Versus other St Andrews Lane homes
Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On years held, 1 Old Rectory runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,913
Street avg £2,616
Floor Area
218 m²
Street avg 145 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
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
1.6 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PE32 1DU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.4dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 1 points of interest in total.
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