Malthouse Cottage, Kings Street, Hunworth, Melton Constable, NR24 2EH

Malthouse Cottage is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Hunworth, Melton Constable, Melton Constable (NR24 2EH). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2018) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2011 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

Untraded for 18 years, with the last transfer in March 2008. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 77 m² it sits well below the postcode median (117 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2009. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £233,000 is 35.1% above the 2008 sale price.