What type of property is 17 Orchard Road, PE34 3DS?

17 Orchard Road, PE34 3DS is a 2-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 17 Orchard Road, PE34 3DS?

17 Orchard Road, PE34 3DS last sold for £249,000 in March 2025, around 1 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £45,000 in March 1997. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 17 Orchard Road, PE34 3DS?

Across 3 sales between March 1997 and March 2025, 17 Orchard Road, PE34 3DS rose from £45,000 to £249,000, a change of £204,000. That works out to roughly +6.3% per year compounded over 28 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 17 Orchard Road, PE34 3DS have?

The current EPC rating for 17 Orchard Road, PE34 3DS is E with a score of 53 out of 100, lodged in March 2025. It has dropped from a D recorded in June 2012. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 17 Orchard Road, PE34 3DS?

17 Orchard Road, PE34 3DS has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (786 sq ft), around 37 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 17 Orchard Road, PE34 3DS heated?

The latest EPC at 17 Orchard Road, PE34 3DS records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 17 Orchard Road, PE34 3DS?

17 Orchard Road, PE34 3DS is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 17 Orchard Road, PE34 3DS located?

17 Orchard Road, PE34 3DS sits in King's Lynn. It falls within the PE34 postcode district in Norfolk.

How safe is the area around 17 Orchard Road, PE34 3DS?

Police records around 17 Orchard Road, PE34 3DS show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 9 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 71% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 17 Orchard Road, PE34 3DS?

The closest primary school to 17 Orchard Road, PE34 3DS is St Germans Academy (218m).

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17 Orchard Road, Wiggenhall St Germans, King's Lynn, PE34 3DS

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

73 m²

786 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 53

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About 17 Orchard Road

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

17 Orchard Road is a two-bedroom detached house in King's Lynn (PE34 3DS). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (June 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

A recent sale: £249,000 in March 2025. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£317/sq ft) was about 96.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

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

Bedrooms2

Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 5)

Mar 2025

EPC Rating

E53

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

4.9 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jun 2012from Jun 2012

Roof Insulation

PartialInsulated

Roof insulation improved

Jan 2014from Jun 2012

Hot Water

AverageGood

Hot water efficiency improved

Low Energy Lighting

100%0%

Low energy lighting percentage decreased

Jan 2014from Jan 2014

EPC improved fromD56toE53

Heating Controls

FullProg + Stat

Heating controls changed

Mar 2025from Jan 2014

Heating Controls

Prog + StatFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Hot Water

GoodAverage

Hot water efficiency decreased

Windows

AverageGood

Window efficiency improved

Roof Insulation

PartialInsulated

Roof insulation improved

Low Energy Lighting

0%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Orchard Road, Wiggenhall St Germans, King's Lynn, PE34 3DS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Orchard Road has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

17 Orchard Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£245,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 28 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£249,000

Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 28 years.

Sales timeline

25 March 2025Most recent
£249,000
+96.1%over 11 years
6 November 2013
£127,000
+182.2%over 16 years
21 March 1997
£45,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in PE34 3DS: £225,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in PE34 3DS

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On the street

Versus other Orchard Road homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 17 Orchard Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,411

Street avg £2,106

Strongly above

Floor Area

73 m²

Street avg 81 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

4.9 t/year

Street avg 4.7 t/year

Below

Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

£250k

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PE34 3DG

2 bed

£210k

1 Ashcombe House, The Causeway, Stow Bridge

PE34 3PP

2 bed1 bath

£240k

1 Bentinck Way, West Lynn

PE34 3LZ

3 bed

£238k

1 Carters Cottages, Fen Road, Wiggenhall St Mary Magdalen

PE34 3DB

3 bed

£237k

1 Chapel Lane, Wimbotsham

PE34 3QH

3 bed1 bath

£260k

1 Bluebell Walk, Wiggenhall St Germans

PE34 3FG

3 bed

£312k

1 Cowslip Walk, Wiggenhall St Germans

PE34 3FD

4 bed

£335k

1 Bramley Close, West Lynn

PE34 3JU

4 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

4/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Closest school

0.2 km

St Germans Academy. 1 school nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PE34 3DS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for PE34 3DS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.0dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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