14 Springvale is a mid-terrace house in King's Lynn (PE32 1QY). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 4 certificates since December 2012. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, window efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 54 m² it sits well below the postcode median (80 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2016.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Installation of air source heat pump
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14 Springvale has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£173,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
Floor Area for 14 Springvale lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
76 (C)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
54 m²
Street avg 89 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.6 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
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
0.6 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.5dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Cavity wall insulation installed
Heating controls changed
Hot water system upgraded
High performance glazing installed
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Median price across the last 5 sales in PE32 1QY: £155,000 (2020–2016).

Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Gayton Church of England Primary Academy. 1 school nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.8dB