Privet Cottage, Setch Road, Blackborough End, King's Lynn, PE32 1SL
About Privet Cottage
Privet Cottage is a detached house in King's Lynn (PE32 1SL). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1967-1975. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on oil.
At 84 m² it sits well below the postcode median (162 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
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From £955 · Includes VAT
Planning history
Privet 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
Privet Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£309,000
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 1SL: £300,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in PE32 1SL
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£150,000Peacehaven, Setch Road, Blackborough End, King's Lynn, PE32 1SL
Sold Jul 2021
£270,000Millside, Setch Road, Blackborough End, King's Lynn, PE32 1SL
Sold Apr 2021
£475,000Conifers, Setch Road, Blackborough End, King's Lynn, PE32 1SL
Sold Aug 2017
£300,000
Versus other Setch Road homes
On epc rating, Privet Cottage stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
63 (D)
Street avg 52 (E)
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 176 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 9.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 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
1.1 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
43.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB







