Kingfisher Cottage, Swanton Road, Gunthorpe, Melton Constable, NR24 2NS
About Kingfisher Cottage
Kingfisher Cottage is a detached house in Gunthorpe, Melton Constable, Melton Constable (NR24 2NS). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 790 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2011) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 73 m² it sits well below the postcode median (116 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2007–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £449,000 is 49.7% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£380/sq ft) was about 40.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in September 2011, so it's been off the market for around 15 years. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2015.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Kingfisher Cottage's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 May 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jan 2015ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Prior notification of intention to erect rear extension which would project from the original wall by 4.5m, have a maximum height of 3.4m and an eaves height of 2.3m
- Agent
- Morton Windows & Conservatories
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- HN/14/1683
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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
Kingfisher Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£449,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.1% per year over 5 years.
£300,000
Growth on file: 4.1% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
5 September 2011Most recent
£300,000
+20.0%over 4 years23 February 2007
£250,000
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
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£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 Kingfisher 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
Kingfisher Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,087
Street avg £2,961
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 118 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 7.3 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