Lower House, St James Green, Castle Acre, King's Lynn, PE32 2BD
6 sales on record
About Lower House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Lower House is a five-bedroom detached house in King's Lynn (PE32 2BD). It has a recorded floor area of 393 m² (around 4230 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in September 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include outbuildings and a basement. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 16.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£307/sq ft) was about 60.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 393 m² the property is well over the postcode median (113 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £1,300,000 in October 2022. 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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms4
- Open-plan layoutYes
- EnsuiteYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Lower House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jul 2021
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D55
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
18.0 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Lower House, St James Green, Castle Acre, King's Lynn, PE32 2BD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Lower House has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Dec 2023Tree WorksTreesGranted
2/TPO/00047: T1 - Conifer - previous tear out / failure of 1x main stem - Fell. T2 - Yew - Fell to allow for alterations within garden. T3 - Yew - reduction in height from 8m in height to 2.5M to facilitate ongoing management / re-shaping. Suggested replant of 2x Beech trees within garden as replacements.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on Lower House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£1,410,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 16.7% per year over 27 years.
Last sold (2022)
£1,300,000
Growth on file: 16.7% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
Launch offer · 33% off
The complete analysis of Lower House, St James Green, Castle Acre, King's Lynn, PE32 2BD
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Detailed analysis
A written breakdown of everything that matters
Versus other St James Green homes
Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², Lower House stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,308
Street avg £2,255
Floor Area
393 m²
Street avg 112 m²
Habitable Rooms
11 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 2BD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.1dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 1 points of interest in total.
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