Bookends, Back Street, Gayton, King's Lynn, PE32 1QR
3 sales on record
About Bookends
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Bookends is a detached house in King's Lynn (PE32 1QR). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since December 2002, a hold of 24 years that's notably long for the area. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 14.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £347,000 sits 107.8% above the 2002 sale of £167,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£123/sq ft) was about 30.3% below the postcode norm. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2007.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Bookends sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Sept 2024
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Bookends, Back Street, Gayton, King's Lynn, PE32 1QR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Mar 2007FullIn report
Replacement garage
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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.
Bookends has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1996.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£347,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.6% per year over 6 years.
Last sold (2002)
£167,000
Growth on file: 14.6% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
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Versus other Back Street homes
Four headline reads against 40 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for Bookends lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,325
Street avg £2,540
Floor Area
126 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
0.4 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PE32 1QR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.4dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 1 points of interest in total.
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