2 Crossroad Cottages is a semi-detached house in King's Lynn (PE32 2BN). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2018) 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 February 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 99), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
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2 Crossroad Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
2 Crossroad Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
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2 Crossroad Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£219,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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On epc rating, 2 Crossroad Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
42 (E)
Street avg 49 (E)
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 98 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
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
2.5 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.4dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed

Street avg 6.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Castle Acre Church of England Primary Academy. 1 school nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.4dB