8 Gayton Road is a four-bedroom detached house in King's Lynn (PE32 1LS). It has a recorded floor area of 209 m² (around 2250 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2013) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views, outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record.
Held since January 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 10.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £662,000 sits 105% above the 2004 sale of £323,000. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs).
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8 Gayton Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Feb 2023
Proposed extension and alterations
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8 Gayton Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£662,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.8% per year over 2 years.
£323,000
Growth on file: 10.8% per year over 2 years.
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On co₂ emissions, 8 Gayton Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,545
Street avg £1,770
Floor Area
209 m²
Street avg 258 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 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
0.4 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.0dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
VARIATION OF CONDITION 2 OF PLANNING PERMISSION 13/01161/F: Construction of Two Detached Dwellings and Garage/Carports (Amended Design 12/01902/F)
21 January 2004Most recent
£323,000
+29.2%over 2 years26 July 2001
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PE32 1LS: £680,000 (2024–2018).

CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 7.2 t/year
PE32 1YD
Ashwicken Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.1dB