1 Marestail Cottages, The Street, Brinton, Melton Constable, NR24 2QF
About 1 Marestail Cottages
1 Marestail Cottages is a semi-detached house in Brinton, Melton Constable, Melton Constable (NR24 2QF). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 78 m² it sits well below the postcode median (141 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2018–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 42.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £448,000 is 29.9% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£411/sq ft) was about 51.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2019 for £345,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 Marestail Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Sept 2022AnnexFullIn report
Conversion of single storey outbuilding to annexe accommodation; external alterations including insertion of windows and roof lights, raising of height of part of roof
Extension- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- PF/22/1641
- Aug 2021AnnexFullIn report
Conversion of existing single storey two-roomed outhouse to annexe accommodation
- Reference
- IS1/21/1780
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- Larger development activity nearby
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
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Sales history & valuation
1 Marestail Cottages changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£448,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 42.4% per year over 1 year.
£345,000
Growth on file: 42.4% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
11 July 2019Most recent
£345,000
+56.8%over 1 year2 April 2018
£220,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR24 2QF: £400,000 (2021–2020).
Nearby sales in NR24 2QF
Daubeney House, The Street, Brinton, Melton Constable, NR24 2QF
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£188,100The Drift, The Street, Brinton, Melton Constable, NR24 2QF
Sold Mar 2021
£400,000Swift Cottage, The Street, Brinton, Melton Constable, NR24 2QF
Sold Mar 2021
£300,000Church House, The Street, Brinton, Melton Constable, NR24 2QF
Sold Mar 2021
£599,950The Old Reading Room, The Street, Brinton, Melton Constable, NR24 2QF
Sold Dec 2020
£480,000
Everything we know about 1 Marestail Cottages, 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
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
Versus other The Street homes
On co₂ emissions, 1 Marestail Cottages stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,423
Street avg £3,370
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 122 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 9.3 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
43.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB