Appletree Cottage, Swanton Road, Gunthorpe, Melton Constable, NR24 2NS

Appletree Cottage is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Gunthorpe, Melton Constable, Melton Constable (NR24 2NS). 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 (July 2018) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 111), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 77 m² it sits well below the postcode median (116 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2014–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £399,000 is 17.4% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£410/sq ft) was about 52.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2018 at £340,000.