8 California, Fincham, King's Lynn, PE33 9EP
About 8 California
8 California is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in King's Lynn (PE33 9EP). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2013) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 70 m² it's 23.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (92 m² median across 4 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 2003–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £244,000 is 30.1% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£249/sq ft) was about 381.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 10 years since the last transfer (September 2016). 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
Energy performance
8 California'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Apr 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at 8 California is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Nov 2024Tree WorksTreesIn report
T2 Apple Tree - Remove (Fell) to near ground level and treat stump to inhibit growth. No replanting due to subsidence risk.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/00200/TREECA
- Jan 2024Tree WorksTreesIn report
Apple (T1) - Remove (fell) to near ground level and treat stump to inhibit regrowth, due to subsidence, no replanting due to subsidence risk. Ash (T3) - Remove (fell) to near ground level and treat stump to inhibit regrowth, due to subsidence, no replanting due to subsidence risk.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/00258/TREECA
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 8 California
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2003.
£244,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 14 years.
£187,500
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
5 September 2016Most recent
£187,500
+82.0%over 1 year19 July 2015
£103,000
+18.7%over 12 years10 February 2003
£86,750
Median price across the last 5 sales in PE33 9EP: £65,000 (2019–1997).
Versus other California homes
8 California outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,679
Street avg £1,400
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 5.5 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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
2.8 km
St Martin At Shouldham Church of England Primary Academy. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB







