Pump Cottage, Lynn Road, Gayton, King's Lynn, PE32 1QJ
About Pump Cottage
Pump Cottage is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in King's Lynn (PE32 1QJ). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (November 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe and outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.
Across 2011–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at -1.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £195,000 sits 77.3% above the 2025 sale of £110,000. A recent sale: £110,000 in July 2025. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 71 m² it sits well below the postcode median (104 m² across 34 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2021.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Heating systemOil
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 application on record at Pump Cottage, Lynn Road, Gayton, King's Lynn, PE32 1QJ
- Nov 2021ConversionOutlineOutcome in report
Lawful Development Certificate: Conversion of shed/store to bathroom/bedroom to be used by mother (C3).
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/01890/LDP
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Sales history & valuation
Pump Cottage's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£195,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -1.9% per year over 14 years.
£110,000
Growth on file: -1.9% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
7 July 2025Most recent
£110,000
-34.5%over 5 years20 October 2019
£168,000
+2.8%over 2 years28 March 2017
£163,500
+12.8%over 5 years2 June 2011
£145,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PE32 1QJ: £220,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in PE32 1QJ
Rosewood, Lynn Road, Gayton, King's Lynn, PE32 1QJ
Sold Oct 2025
£372,5004 Lynn Road, Gayton, King's Lynn, PE32 1QJ
Sold Dec 2024
£220,0003 Robert Hill Row, Lynn Road, Gayton, King's Lynn, PE32 1QJ
Sold Aug 2024
£205,000The Old Chapel, Lynn Road, Gayton, King's Lynn, PE32 1QJ
Sold Mar 2022
£400,000Birchwood Retreat, Lynn Road, Gayton, King's Lynn, PE32 1QJ
Sold Sept 2020
£275,000
Versus other Lynn Road homes
Pump Cottage is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£1,549
Street avg £1,925
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 117 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.6 km
Gayton Church of England Primary Academy. 2 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB







