Meadow Cottage, School Lane, Holmpton, Withernsea, HU19 2QS

Meadow Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Holmpton, Withernsea, Withernsea (HU19 2QS). It has a recorded floor area of 150 m² (around 1615 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (May 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.

At 150 m² it's 17.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (128 m² median across 14 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in March 2014. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £277,000 is 38.5% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£124/sq ft) was about 18.6% below the postcode norm.