78 Grimston Road is a semi-detached house in King's Lynn (PE32 1QA). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 5 certificates since October 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 51 m² it sits well below the postcode median (84 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
78 Grimston Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
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78 Grimston Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£156,000
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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What we flagged
78 Grimston Road is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
50 (E)
Street avg 51 (E)
Floor Area
51 m²
Street avg 95 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 5.5 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
0.2 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.8dB

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 efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Hot water efficiency improved
Cavity wall insulation installed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Roof insulation improved
Median price across the last 5 sales in PE32 1QA: £275,000 (2023–2020).

Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Gayton Church of England Primary Academy. 1 school nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.2dB