The Old Forge is a detached house in King's Lynn (PE32 1NP). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (November 2013) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from November 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have lagged England HPI: -2.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £359,000 sits 97.7% above the 2014 sale of £181,620. At 113 m² it's 25.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (90 m² median across 7 EPCs). 12 years since the last transfer (January 2014). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2023.
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The Old Forge'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Nov 2023
A recent planning application at The Old Forge was refused — worth checking the council file.
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The Old Forge valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£359,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -2.2% per year over 7 years.
£181,620
Growth on file: -2.2% per year over 7 years.
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On habitable rooms, The Old Forge runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,607
Street avg £1,954
Floor Area
113 m²
Street avg 155 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 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.

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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Retrospective application for office/whelping room and change of use of land for keeping and breeding of dogs
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3 January 2014Most recent
£181,620
-13.9%over 6 years19 March 2007
£211,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PE32 1NP: £220,000 (2025–2019).
Old Chapel Lynn Road East Winch King S Lynn
Sold Sept 2025
3 Lynn Road East Winch King S Lynn
Sold Mar 2024
1 Lynn Road East Winch King S Lynn
Sold Oct 2022
Hall Farm House Lynn Road East Winch King S Lynn
Sold Nov 2018
Old Station Yard Lynn Road East Winch King S Lynn
Sold May 2018

CO₂ Emissions
8.1 t/year
Street avg 10.1 t/year
PE32 1UU
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