Hive Cottage, Lynn Road, East Winch, King's Lynn, PE32 1NP
3 sales on record
About Hive Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
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. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 10.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. 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 42.8% below the postcode norm. At 234 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 7 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. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2011. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms6
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Hive Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Oct 2018
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
13.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Hive Cottage, Lynn Road, East Winch, King's Lynn, PE32 1NP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey extension at Hive Cottage.
- Aug 2011ExtensionFullIn 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.
Hive Cottage's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2002).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£505,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.3% per year over 5 years.
Last sold (2006)
£249,950
Growth on file: 10.3% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
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Versus other Lynn Road homes
Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Hive Cottage is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,068
Street avg £2,031
Floor Area
234 m²
Street avg 138 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the King's Lynn district page.
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.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PE32 1NP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.1dB
Everything within walking distance
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