The Grove, Massingham Road, Castle Acre, King's Lynn, PE32 2BG
About The Grove
The Grove is a detached house in King's Lynn (PE32 2BG). It has a recorded floor area of 281 m² (around 3025 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2008) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 39). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from October 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since February 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 281 m² the property is well over the postcode median (103 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Across 2006–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at -1.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,218,000 is 35.3% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£298/sq ft) was about 52.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused.
Energy performance
The Grove's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Oct 2018
EPC Rating
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Planning history
2 applications on record at The Grove, Massingham Road, Castle Acre, King's Lynn, PE32 2BG
- Oct 2022FullOutcome in report
Three bay garage with workshop and studio/games room in roof space.
- Documents
- 50 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/00439/F
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsAug 2023Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on The Grove was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,218,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -1.5% per year over 4 years.
£900,000
Growth on file: -1.5% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
26 February 2010Most recent
£900,000
-5.3%over 3 years3 August 2006
£950,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PE32 2BG: £625,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in PE32 2BG
The Loft, Flat 1, Massingham Road, Castle Acre, King's Lynn, PE32 2BG
Sold Dec 2024
£185,000Westview House, Massingham Road, Castle Acre, King's Lynn, PE32 2BG
Sold Nov 2022
£750,000May Tree Meith, Massingham Road, Castle Acre, King's Lynn, PE32 2BG
Sold Jun 2019
£600,000Angel House, Massingham Road, Castle Acre, King's Lynn, PE32 2BG
Sold Jun 2018
£625,000Peddars House, Massingham Road, Castle Acre, King's Lynn, PE32 2BG
Sold Jan 2018
£625,000
Versus other Massingham Road homes
The Grove is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,203
Street avg £2,125
Floor Area
281 m²
Street avg 153 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
20.0 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
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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
0.2 km
Castle Acre Church of England Primary Academy. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.0dB







