The Cottage, Castle Acre Road, Great Dunham, King's Lynn, PE32 2LL
About The Cottage
The Cottage is a detached house in King's Lynn (PE32 2LL). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1421 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (September 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). Across 2014–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£285/sq ft) was about 105% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Most recent transfer: November 2023 at £405,000.
Energy performance
The Cottage'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Apr 2024
EPC Rating
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Planning history
2 applications on record at The Cottage, Castle Acre Road, Great Dunham, King's Lynn, PE32 2LL
- Aug 2013ConditionsOutcome in report
Discharge of condition 11 on 3PL/2013/0149/F
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 3DC/2013/0086/DOC
- More recent applications — locked
- ConservatoryJun 2018Decision
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Sales history & valuation
The Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£421,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 9 years.
£405,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
30 November 2023Most recent
£405,000
+68.8%over 9 years25 August 2014
£240,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PE32 2LL: £395,000 (2022–2016).
Nearby sales in PE32 2LL
Bambrook, Castle Acre Road, Great Dunham, King's Lynn, PE32 2LL
Sold Feb 2022
£440,000Mulberry House, Castle Acre Road, Great Dunham, King's Lynn, PE32 2LL
Sold Aug 2018
£395,0001 Briar Row, Castle Acre Road, Great Dunham, King's Lynn, PE32 2LL
Sold Mar 2018
£151,000Paddock House, Castle Acre Road, Great Dunham, King's Lynn, PE32 2LL
Sold Jan 2017
£450,0001 The Old Smithy, Castle Acre Road, Great Dunham, King's Lynn, PE32 2LL
Sold Oct 2016
£285,000
Versus other Castle Acre Road homes
Years Held for The Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,068
Street avg £2,066
Floor Area
132 m²
Street avg 143 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.6 t/year
Street avg 5.3 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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB







