1 Folgate Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in King's Lynn (PE32 1JL). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows a C (score 70). Earlier certificates rated it B (June 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views.
At 88 m² the property is well over the postcode median (51 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 87% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£296/sq ft) was about 102.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £279,995 in May 2024.
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1 Folgate Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£290,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£279,995
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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1 Folgate Cottages outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,182
Street avg £2,083
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 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
1.9 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.1dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
More low energy lighting installed
3 May 2024Most recent
£279,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in PE32 1JL: £170,000 (2025–2021).
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Sold Dec 2022
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Sold Dec 2021
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Sold Sept 2021

Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 5.5 t/year
PE32 1JJ
Narborough Church of England Primary Academy. 1 school nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB