Sandy Cottage, East Winch Road, Blackborough End, King's Lynn, PE32 1SF
About Sandy Cottage
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.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
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
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £820 · Includes VAT
Planning history
Sandy 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.
Sales history & valuation
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.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
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.
Median price across the last 5 sales in PE32 1SF: £240,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in PE32 1SF
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£370,000Kartrashe, East Winch Road, Blackborough End, King's Lynn, PE32 1SF
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£240,000Vine Cottage, East Winch Road, Blackborough End, King's Lynn, PE32 1SF
Sold Feb 2021
£153,000Lavender Cottage, East Winch Road, Blackborough End, King's Lynn, PE32 1SF
Sold Jan 2021
£467,000
Versus other East Winch Road homes
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
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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
0.9 km
Middleton 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
44.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB







