Oak House, Swanton Road, Gunthorpe, Melton Constable, NR24 2NS

Oak House is a detached house in Gunthorpe, Melton Constable, Melton Constable (NR24 2NS). It has a recorded floor area of 167 m² (around 1798 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Main heating runs on oil.

Held since October 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 167 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £595,000 sits 237.1% above the 1998 sale of £176,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£98/sq ft) was about 64.6% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.