What kind of home is Wickham Cottage, Back Street, PE32 1QR?

Wickham Cottage, Back Street, PE32 1QR is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What did Wickham Cottage, Back Street, PE32 1QR sell for?

Wickham Cottage, Back Street, PE32 1QR last sold for £185,000 in August 2024, around 2 years ago. Land Registry has 5 sales on record going back to £25,200 in March 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of Wickham Cottage, Back Street, PE32 1QR changed over time?

Across 5 sales between March 1996 and August 2024, Wickham Cottage, Back Street, PE32 1QR rose from £25,200 to £185,000, a change of £159,800. That works out to roughly +7.3% per year compounded over 28 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does Wickham Cottage, Back Street, PE32 1QR have?

The current EPC rating for Wickham Cottage, Back Street, PE32 1QR is C with a score of 70 out of 100, lodged in March 2024. It has improved from a E recorded in February 2014 (2 bands). The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Wickham Cottage, Back Street, PE32 1QR?

Wickham Cottage, Back Street, PE32 1QR has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (560 sq ft), around 26 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 55% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in PE32 1QR. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Wickham Cottage, Back Street, PE32 1QR use?

The latest EPC at Wickham Cottage, Back Street, PE32 1QR records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for Wickham Cottage, Back Street, PE32 1QR?

Wickham Cottage, Back Street, PE32 1QR is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is Wickham Cottage, Back Street, PE32 1QR in?

Wickham Cottage, Back Street, PE32 1QR sits in King's Lynn. It falls within the PE32 postcode district in Norfolk.

How safe is the area around Wickham Cottage, Back Street, PE32 1QR?

Police records around Wickham Cottage, Back Street, PE32 1QR show an average of 48 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 46% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (11% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near Wickham Cottage, Back Street, PE32 1QR?

The closest primary school to Wickham Cottage, Back Street, PE32 1QR is Gayton Church of England Primary Academy (351m).

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Wickham Cottage, Back Street, Gayton, King's Lynn, PE32 1QR

5 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

52 m²

560 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 70

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

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.

At 52 m² it sits well below the postcode median (121 m² across 41 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 85% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£331/sq ft) was about 90.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2024 for £185,000.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1
FireplaceYes

Outside

Private gardenFront and rear

Building

Period featuresYes
RefurbishedYes

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Energy

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

C70

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

4.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 7 March 2034

7 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Mar 2024from Feb 2014

EPC improved fromE52toC70

Windows

AverageGood

Window efficiency improved

Low Energy Lighting

71%100%

More low energy lighting installed

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Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC CPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Wickham Cottage, Back Street, Gayton, King's Lynn, PE32 1QR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Wickham Cottage 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.

Price

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

£196,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 28 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£185,000

Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 28 years.

Sales timeline

13 August 2024Most recent
£185,000
+39.6%over 9 years
30 March 2015
£132,500
+10.9%over 9 years
5 July 2005
£119,500
+214.5%over 6 years
13 August 1998
£38,000
+50.8%over 2 years
22 March 1996
£25,200

Median price across the last 5 sales in PE32 1QR: £450,000 (2026–2023).

Nearby sales in PE32 1QR

On the street

Versus other Back Street homes

Four headline reads against 41 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 £2,483

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Floor Area

52 m²

Street avg 134 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.0 t/year

Street avg 6.9 t/year

Strongly above

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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1 Briar Close, Grimston

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1 Bilney Barns, Paws Lane, West Bilney

PE32 1XQ

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£271k

1 Chapel Road, Pott Row

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1 Blacksmiths Way, Narborough

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full King's Lynn report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

48/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Closest school

0.4 km

Gayton Church of England Primary Academy. 1 school nearby.

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Noise

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

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for PE32 1QR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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