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Orchard Cottage, Litcham Road, Great Dunham, King's Lynn, PE32 2LJ

Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
127 m²
1367 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 38
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Orchard Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Orchard Cottage is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in King's Lynn (PE32 2LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 66), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 127 m² it's 27% larger than the typical home in the postcode (100 m² median across 17 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2007–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £415,000 is 19.9% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£253/sq ft) was about 32.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £346,000 in November 2020.

Specifications

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

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • FireplaceYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageYes

Building

  • Central heatingYes
  • Period featuresYes
  • RefurbishedYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Orchard Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F38
G
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
8.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Orchard Cottage, Litcham Road, Great Dunham, King's Lynn, PE32 2LJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Orchard Cottage has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£415,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.5% per year over 13 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2020)

£346,000

Growth on file: 3.5% per year over 13 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 26 November 2020Most recent

    £346,000

    +57.3%over 13 years

  2. 29 July 2007

    £220,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PE32 2LJ: £280,000 (2025–2022).

On the street

Versus other Litcham Road homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, Orchard Cottage runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,724

Street avg £2,351

Above

Floor Area

127 m²

Street avg 107 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

8.6 t/year

Street avg 5.7 t/year

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Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Orchard Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£432k

1 Church Cottages, Mileham

PE32 2RE

4 bed2 bath
£463k

1 Castle Green, Mileham

PE32 2RL

4 bed
£367k

1 Barn Cottages, Dodma Road, Weasenham

PE32 2TJ

4 bed1 bath
£226k

1 Albion Terrace, Front Street, Litcham

PE32 2QG

4 bed2 bath
£325k

1 Brookside, Newton Road, Castle Acre

PE32 2BT

3 bed
£283k

1 Bailey Gate, Castle Acre

PE32 2AF

3 bed1 bath
£240k

1 Briar Row, Castle Acre Road, Great Dunham

PE32 2LL

3 bed
£237k

1 Church Close, Mileham

PE32 2RD

3 bed
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.
Full King's Lynn report

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.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PE32 2LJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for PE32 2LJ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for PE32 2LJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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