Hive Cottage, Lynn Road, East Winch, King's Lynn, PE32 1NP

Hive Cottage is a six-bedroom detached house in King's Lynn (PE32 1NP). It has a recorded floor area of 234 m² (around 2519 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a conservatory and outbuildings.

It hasn't traded since October 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. At 234 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 2002–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £505,000 sits 102% above the 2006 sale of £249,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£99/sq ft) was about 33.3% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2011. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.