8 Chapel Yard Cottages is a mid-terrace house in King's Lynn (PE32 1JL). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows an F (score 25), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since June 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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8 Chapel Yard Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
8 Chapel Yard Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
4applications of note in the surrounding area
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8 Chapel Yard Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£173,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
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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On epc rating, 8 Chapel Yard Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
25 (F)
Street avg 57 (D)
Floor Area
48 m²
Street avg 92 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
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
Hot water system changed
More low energy lighting installed
Median price across the last 5 sales in PE32 1JL: £175,000 (2025–2022).
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Sold Nov 2025
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Sold Dec 2024
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Sold May 2024
1 Chapel Yard Cottages Narborough Road Pentney King S Lynn
Sold Dec 2022
26 Narborough Road Pentney King S Lynn
Sold Dec 2021

Street avg 5.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Narborough Church of England Primary Academy. 1 school nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB