Bluebell Cottage, The Green, Edgefield, Melton Constable, NR24 2AL

Bluebell Cottage is a detached house in Edgefield, Melton Constable, Melton Constable (NR24 2AL). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows a G (score 6), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at G across 2 certificates since November 2008. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Average and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2006–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £286,000 sits 76.5% above the 2015 sale of £162,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£141/sq ft) was about 50.9% below the postcode norm. On the market in April 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.