Sandy Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in King's Lynn (PE32 1SF). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since May 2013. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 58 m² it sits well below the postcode median (115 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Sandy Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
4applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sandy Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£178,000
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.
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On floor area, Sandy Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
41 (E)
Street avg 46 (E)
Floor Area
58 m²
Street avg 129 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 8.3 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
0.9 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
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Median price across the last 5 sales in PE32 1SF: £240,000 (2023–2021).
Ye Old Oak East Winch Road Blackborough End King S Lynn
Sold Oct 2023
Greenhouse East Winch Road Blackborough End King S Lynn
Sold Jul 2023
Kartrashe East Winch Road Blackborough End King S Lynn
Sold Apr 2021
Vine Cottage East Winch Road Blackborough End King S Lynn
Sold Feb 2021
Lavender Cottage East Winch Road Blackborough End King S Lynn
Sold Jan 2021

Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
PE32 1AT
Middleton Church of England Primary Academy. 1 school nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB