The Cottage, The Green, Hunworth, Melton Constable, NR24 2AA
About The Cottage
The Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Hunworth, Melton Constable, Melton Constable (NR24 2AA). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 454 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2009) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from January 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (115 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 11 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2009–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £496,000 is 17.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£930/sq ft) was about 748.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2021 at £422,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
The 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Jan 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
A recent planning application at The Cottage was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Jan 2026ConditionsIn report
Discharge of condition 7 (Mitigation & Enhancement measures of PEA) of Planning Permission PF/24/2610 (Change of use of land to garden/amenity land for use in association with The Cottage and erection of a domestic double garage, home office and mower store)
- Agent
- Howes Designs Ltd
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- CD/25/2808
- Oct 2025ConditionsIn report
Details of Biodiversity Net Gain Plan for planning permission PF/24/2610 (Change of use of land to garden/amenity land for use in association with The Cottage and erection of a domestic double garage, home office and mower store)
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- CD/25/2257
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at The 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£496,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 12 years.
£422,500
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
14 October 2021Most recent
£422,500
+99.8%over 12 years18 June 2009
£211,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR24 2AA: £250,000 (2022–2003).
Nearby sales in NR24 2AA
Green Farm House, The Green, Hunworth, Melton Constable, NR24 2AA
Sold Mar 2022
£1,795,000The 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
£250,000Lilac Cottage, The Green, Hunworth, Melton Constable, NR24 2AA
Sold Jan 2003
£212,000
Everything we know about The 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
Price per m² for The Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£10,009
Street avg £1,557
Floor Area
42 m²
Street avg 125 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 8.7 t/year
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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.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB