Melbourne House, Bailey Street, Castle Acre, King's Lynn, PE32 2AG
3 planning records
About Melbourne House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Melbourne House is a three-bedroom detached house in King's Lynn (PE32 2AG). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2021 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 8.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £353,000 is 13.9% above the 2021 sale price. At 120 m² the property is well over the postcode median (77 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Sold November 2021 for £310,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Melbourne House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
May 2024
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E39
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
8.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Melbourne House, Bailey Street, Castle Acre, King's Lynn, PE32 2AG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history at Melbourne House is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Aug 2023Tree WorksTreesTree Application - No objection
There is a very tall holly tree in my rear garden. It is an ugly specimen and constantly sheds its leaves all year round. I would like to remove this tree and replace it with something more aesthetically pleasing maybe a fruit tree or magnolia (open to suggestions) Thank you
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Melbourne House has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£353,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.2% per year over 25 years.
Last sold (2021)
£310,000
Growth on file: 8.2% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
Launch offer · 33% off
The complete analysis of Melbourne House, Bailey Street, Castle Acre, King's Lynn, PE32 2AG
Everything we know about this property, compiled into one in-depth, downloadable report.
Detailed analysis
A written breakdown of everything that matters
Versus other Bailey Street homes
Four headline reads against 21 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for Melbourne House lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,583
Street avg £2,840
Floor Area
120 m²
Street avg 119 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the King's Lynn district page.
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
0.4 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PE32 2AG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 1 points of interest in total.
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