7 Birch Road is a two-bedroom detached house in King's Lynn (PE32 1UN). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a corner plot.
Untraded for 15 years, with the last transfer in March 2011. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 3.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £194,000 sits 84.8% above the 2011 sale of £105,000. At 55 m² it sits well below the postcode median (91 m² across 13 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.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Oct 2024
7 Birch Road has no planning applications on record.
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7 Birch Road saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£194,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.9% per year over 10 years.
£105,000
Growth on file: 3.9% per year over 10 years.
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On floor area, 7 Birch Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,909
Street avg £2,321
Floor Area
55 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
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
0.5 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.0dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Cavity wall insulation installed
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
4 March 2011Most recent
£105,000
15 April 2004
£105,000
+43.9%over 2 years31 July 2001
£72,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in PE32 1UN: £280,000 (2024–2016).

Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
PE32 1JL
Gayton Church of England Primary Academy. 1 school nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.1dB