Wickham Cottage, Back Street, Gayton, King's Lynn, PE32 1QR
5 sales on record
About Wickham Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Wickham Cottage is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in King's Lynn (PE32 1QR). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in February 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£331/sq ft) was about 91.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 52 m² it sits well below the postcode median (119 m² across 40 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 85% of similar EPCs). Sold August 2024 for £185,000.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private garden
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Mar 2024
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C70
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Wickham Cottage, Back Street, Gayton, King's Lynn, PE32 1QR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
No planning applications are recorded against Wickham Cottage, Back Street, Gayton, King's Lynn, PE32 1QR. The full report also covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Full planning data for Wickham Cottage, Back Street, Gayton, King's Lynn, PE32 1QR
Every application and decision on this property and nearby, in full, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Price for Wickham Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£194,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 28 years.
Last sold (2024)
£185,000
Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 28 years.
Sales timeline
Launch offer · 33% off
The complete analysis of Wickham Cottage, Back Street, Gayton, King's Lynn, PE32 1QR
Everything we know about this property, compiled into one in-depth, downloadable report.
Detailed analysis
A written breakdown of everything that matters
Versus other Back Street homes
Four headline reads against 40 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Floor Area for Wickham Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,558
Street avg £2,460
Floor Area
52 m²
Street avg 133 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 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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