Honey Pot Cottage is a semi-detached house in King's Lynn (PE32 1QP). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2010 the rating was E, 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 Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
It hasn't traded since July 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £304,000 sits 117.1% above the 2010 sale of £140,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£122/sq ft) was about 28% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Honey Pot Cottage has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
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Honey Pot Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£304,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£140,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
Honey Pot Cottage is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,308
Street avg £2,236
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 132 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 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.
Closest school
0.7 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.2dB

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
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Window efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single Storey rear extension
2 July 2010Most recent
£140,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PE32 1QP: £317,500 (2024–2021).

CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 6.2 t/year
Gayton Church of England Primary Academy. 1 school nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.8dB