2 Keys Cottage, Swanton Road, Gunthorpe, Melton Constable, NR24 2NS
About 2 Keys Cottage
2 Keys Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Gunthorpe, Melton Constable, Melton Constable (NR24 2NS). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 536 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2011) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from May 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views, a self-contained annexe and outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 50 m² it sits well below the postcode median (116 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 7 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £269,000 is 38.7% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£362/sq ft) was about 32.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 8 years ago, in March 2018.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- CloakroomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Parkingoff_road
- OutbuildingsYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
2 Keys 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 May 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Keys Cottage has 3 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Dec 2025AmendmentIn report
Non-Material Amendment to Planning Permission PF/18/2072 (Erection of single storey side and rear extension) to allow pitched roof alterations
- Agent
- James Ware & Associates Ltd
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- NMA/25/2585
- Nov 2022ExtensionAmendmentIn report
Non-material amendment of planning permission PF/18/2072 (Erection of single storey side and rear extension) to allow external walls finish amended to horizontal timber cladding
- Agent
- James Ware & Associates Ltd
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- NMA/22/2455
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 2 Keys 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
£269,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£194,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
1 March 2018Most recent
£194,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR24 2NS: £475,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in NR24 2NS
Stonebeck, Swanton Road, Gunthorpe, Melton Constable, NR24 2NS
Sold Jul 2024
£630,000Chimney Cottage, Swanton Road, Gunthorpe, Melton Constable, NR24 2NS
Sold Oct 2020
£232,500Bunns Cottage, Swanton Road, Gunthorpe, Melton Constable, NR24 2NS
Sold Sept 2020
£845,000Willow Cottage, Swanton Road, Gunthorpe, Melton Constable, NR24 2NS
Sold Sept 2019
£400,000Woodlands, Swanton Road, Gunthorpe, Melton Constable, NR24 2NS
Sold Apr 2019
£410,000
Everything we know about 2 Keys 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 Swanton Road homes
On floor area, 2 Keys Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,896
Street avg £2,972
Floor Area
50 m²
Street avg 119 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 7.2 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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB