Spinks Nest, Kings Street, Hunworth, Melton Constable, NR24 2EH
About Spinks Nest
Spinks Nest is a detached house in Hunworth, Melton Constable, Melton Constable (NR24 2EH). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in July 2010 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.
At 36 m² it sits well below the postcode median (117 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Hot water system upgraded
High performance glazing installed
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Heating system changed
Fuel source changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Floor insulation added or improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
Spinks Nest has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Oct 2022AmendmentIn report
Lawful development certificate for an existing use of Spinks Nest Cottage, Kings Street, Hunworth as a single independent detached dwelling house.
Retrospective- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- CL/22/1794
- Jun 2018AmendmentIn report
Non-material amendment to planning permission PF/17/0373 to allow a rooflight
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- NMA2/17/0373
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Spinks Nest has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£206,000
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 2EH: £218,000 (2021–2001).
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- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Kings Street homes
Floor Area for Spinks Nest lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
41 (E)
Street avg 51 (E)
Floor Area
36 m²
Street avg 133 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 7.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
1 rooms
Street avg 5 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
2.8 km
Astley Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB