Swallow Dene, Lynn Road, Setchey, King's Lynn, PE33 0AY

Swallow Dene is a three-bedroom detached house in King's Lynn (PE33 0AY). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since January 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

It hasn't traded since April 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 128 m² the property is well over the postcode median (77 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £296,000 sits 85% above the 2007 sale of £160,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£116/sq ft) was about 17.7% below the postcode norm.