Footpath Cottage is a semi-detached house in King's Lynn (PE32 2AZ). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2025) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since October 2012. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
Held since January 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 107 m² it's 26.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (146 m² median across 4 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £481,000 is 24.9% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£334/sq ft) was about 67.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Footpath Cottage ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
Extension: Two storey
Householder: Proposed two storey side extension following removal of existing rear conservatory and downstairs bathroom. New detached garage with car port for the parking of 2 no. cars, incorporating 6 no. roof mounted solar panels, (garage only) plus erection of new 1.8m close boarded timber fence at Footpath Cottage, Newton Road, Castle Acre, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE32 2AZ
Footpath Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£481,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£385,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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Price per m² for Footpath Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,598
Street avg £2,453
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 147 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 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
0.6 km

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Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Wall insulation improved
T1- Leyland Cypress. Sectional fell due to no long term management plan, tree causing obstruction with both BT and LV power line whilst encroachment on highways blocking safe view and passing.
Full planning data for Footpath Cottage, Newton Road, Castle Acre, King's Lynn, PE32 2AZ
2 more on this property, plus every nearby application and full decision details, in the report.
28 January 2011Most recent
£385,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PE32 2AZ: £350,000 (2021–2010).
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Sold Apr 2019
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Sold Oct 2016
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Sold Jan 2010
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Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 15.8 t/year
PE32 2JE
Castle Acre Church of England Primary Academy. 1 school nearby.
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