Norgay, Back Street, Gayton, King's Lynn, PE32 1QR
About Norgay
Norgay is a detached house in King's Lynn (PE32 1QR). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2023) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
It changed hands recently, sold January 2025 for £225,000. At 60 m² it sits well below the postcode median (121 m² across 41 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2004–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £252,000 is 12% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£348/sq ft) was about 101.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Norgay has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
4 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2004.
£252,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.7% per year over 21 years.
£225,000
Growth on file: 3.7% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
10 January 2025Most recent
£225,000
+66.7%over 19 years1 August 2005
£135,000
+28.6%over 1 year27 April 2004
£105,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PE32 1QR: £450,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in PE32 1QR
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Sold Aug 2024
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Sold Aug 2024
£450,000The Willows, Back Street, Gayton, King's Lynn, PE32 1QR
Sold Oct 2023
£499,950Mallows, Back Street, Gayton, King's Lynn, PE32 1QR
Sold May 2023
£377,500Manor Farmhouse, Back Street, Gayton, King's Lynn, PE32 1QR
Sold Dec 2022
£770,000
Versus other Back Street homes
On years held, Norgay runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,750
Street avg £2,453
Floor Area
60 m²
Street avg 134 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 6.8 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
0.4 km
Gayton Church of England Primary Academy. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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
45.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB







