2 Poplar Cottages, West Head Road, Stow Bridge, King's Lynn, PE34 3NP
About 2 Poplar Cottages
2 Poplar Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in King's Lynn (PE34 3NP). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 99), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
It hasn't traded since December 1996, a hold of 29 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £246,000 sits 1437.5% above the 1996 sale of £16,000. At 88 m² it's 22.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (114 m² median across 3 EPCs).
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Poplar Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 2 Poplar Cottages
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- Larger development activity nearby
- Environmental risk flagged
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Sales history & valuation
2 Poplar Cottages's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£246,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£16,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 December 1996Most recent
£16,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in PE34 3NP: £370,000 (2025–2004).
Everything we know about 2 Poplar Cottages, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
- Environmental risk flagged
Versus other West Head Road homes
EPC Rating
62 (D)
Street avg 54 (E)
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 110 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 6.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB