Bishops Cottage, The Green, Hunworth, Melton Constable, NR24 2AA
About Bishops Cottage
Bishops Cottage is a detached house in Hunworth, Melton Constable, Melton Constable (NR24 2AA). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2013) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from November 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 87 m² it's 24.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (115 m² median across 9 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2019.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Bishops Cottage'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Nov 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Mar 2019Tree WorksTreesIn report
Sycamore: Removal
- Agent
- North Norfolk Tree Services
- Reference
- TW/19/0058
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Bishops Cottage
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Bishops Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£275,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR24 2AA: £295,000 (2022–2009).
Nearby sales in NR24 2AA
Green Farm House, The Green, Hunworth, Melton Constable, NR24 2AA
Sold Mar 2022
£1,795,000The Cottage, The Green, Hunworth, Melton Constable, NR24 2AA
Sold Oct 2021
£422,500The Old Chapel, The Green, Hunworth, Melton Constable, NR24 2AA
Sold Oct 2014
£231,500Valley Cottage, The Green, Hunworth, Melton Constable, NR24 2AA
Sold Sept 2012
£295,000Green Cottage, The Green, Hunworth, Melton Constable, NR24 2AA
Sold Dec 2004
£250,000
Everything we know about Bishops Cottage, 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
Versus other The Green homes
On epc rating, Bishops Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
28 (F)
Street avg 46 (E)
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 120 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.7 t/year
Street avg 8.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 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
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
2.7 km
Astley Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB