What type of property is 4 Laurel Cottages, Ongar Hill Road, PE34 4JB?

4 Laurel Cottages, Ongar Hill Road, PE34 4JB is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 4 Laurel Cottages, Ongar Hill Road, PE34 4JB sell for?

4 Laurel Cottages, Ongar Hill Road, PE34 4JB last sold for £216,500 in September 2024, around 2 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 4 Laurel Cottages, Ongar Hill Road, PE34 4JB?

The current EPC rating for 4 Laurel Cottages, Ongar Hill Road, PE34 4JB is F with a score of 36 out of 100, lodged in August 2024. It has dropped from a E recorded in July 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 4 Laurel Cottages, Ongar Hill Road, PE34 4JB?

4 Laurel Cottages, Ongar Hill Road, PE34 4JB has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (850 sq ft), around 26 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 13% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in PE34 4JB. Source: EPC Register.

How is 4 Laurel Cottages, Ongar Hill Road, PE34 4JB heated?

The latest EPC at 4 Laurel Cottages, Ongar Hill Road, PE34 4JB records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 4 Laurel Cottages, Ongar Hill Road, PE34 4JB?

4 Laurel Cottages, Ongar Hill Road, PE34 4JB is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 4 Laurel Cottages, Ongar Hill Road, PE34 4JB located?

4 Laurel Cottages, Ongar Hill Road, PE34 4JB sits in King's Lynn. It falls within the PE34 postcode district in Norfolk.

How safe is the area around 4 Laurel Cottages, Ongar Hill Road, PE34 4JB?

Police records around 4 Laurel Cottages, Ongar Hill Road, PE34 4JB 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 4 Laurel Cottages, Ongar Hill Road, PE34 4JB?

The closest primary school to 4 Laurel Cottages, Ongar Hill Road, PE34 4JB is Terrington St Clement Community School (2.6km). The closest secondary is St Clement's High School (2.4km).

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4 Laurel Cottages, Ongar Hill Road, Terrington St Clement, King's Lynn, PE34 4JB

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Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

79 m²

850 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 36

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 4 Laurel Cottages

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

4 Laurel Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in King's Lynn (PE34 4JB). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (July 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views and attached land beyond the plot.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£255/sq ft) was about 28.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2024 for £216,500.

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Risks

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Sold prices

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenYes
LandYes
Notable viewsYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

4 Laurel Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Aug 2024

EPC Rating

F36

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

7.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Aug 2024from Jul 2014

EPC improved fromE42toF36

Hot Water

AveragePoor

Hot water efficiency decreased

Roof

AverageGood

Roof insulation improved

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Laurel Cottages, Ongar Hill Road, Terrington St Clement, King's Lynn, PE34 4JB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 Laurel Cottages has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

8applications 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.

Current estimate

£223,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2024)

£216,500

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

9 September 2024Most recent
£216,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in PE34 4JB: £226,000 (2025–2000).

Nearby sales in PE34 4JB

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On the street

Versus other Ongar Hill Road homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 4 Laurel Cottages runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,741

Street avg £2,187

Above

Floor Area

79 m²

Street avg 93 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

7.1 t/year

Street avg 5.4 t/year

Strongly below

Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

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3 bed

£379k

1 Cotts Lane, Tilney All Saints

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3 bed

£218k

1 Bailey Lane, Clenchwarton

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2 bed

£368k

1 Church Road, Tilney All Saints

PE34 4SJ

2 bed1 bath

£370k

1 Anchor Road, Terrington St Clement

PE34 4HL

4 bed1 bath

£431k

1 Cobbs Hill, Terrington St Clement

PE34 4LS

4 bed3 bath

£221k

1 Bates Drive, Clenchwarton

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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

2.4 km

St Clement's High School. 2 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PE34 4JB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for PE34 4JB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.5dB

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