Reader House, Winch Road, Gayton, King's Lynn, PE32 1QP
3 sales on record
About Reader House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Reader House is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in King's Lynn (PE32 1QP). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since November 2012. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £393,000 is 13.9% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£232/sq ft) was about 37.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 138 m² it's 16.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (118 m² median across 39 EPCs). Most recent transfer: June 2020 at £345,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2017.
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What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Reader House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Jan 2025
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Reader House, Winch Road, Gayton, King's Lynn, PE32 1QP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Apr 2017ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension which extends beyond the rear wall by 4.25 metres with a maximum height of 3.6 metres and a height of 3.0 metres to the eaves
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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.
Reader House has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£393,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 22 years.
Last sold (2020)
£345,000
Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
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Everything we know about Reader House, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Winch Road homes
Four headline reads against 39 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Reader House is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£2,500
Street avg £2,200
Floor Area
138 m²
Street avg 131 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 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.
Closest school
0.7 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PE32 1QP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.2dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 1 points of interest in total.
Common questions
The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Reader House, Winch Road, Gayton, King's Lynn, PE32 1QP. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.
