2 Marestail Cottages, The Street, Brinton, Melton Constable, NR24 2QF
About 2 Marestail Cottages
2 Marestail Cottages is a semi-detached house in Brinton, Melton Constable, Melton Constable (NR24 2QF). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows an F (score 23), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since January 2018. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 68 m² it sits well below the postcode median (141 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2018–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 100% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £397,000 is 28.1% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£424/sq ft) was about 53.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Last sale on file: £310,000 in March 2019.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
2 Marestail Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Nov 2024ExtensionOutlineIn report
Lawful Development Certificate for proposed installation of insulation and render to east elevation of existing single storey rear extension and porch
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- EF/24/2265
- Aug 2023ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Proposed erection of a conservatory to the rear of dwelling and first floor extension over existing single story side extension
Extension- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- IS1/23/1299
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- Larger development activity nearby
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
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Sales history & valuation
2 Marestail Cottages has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2018.
£397,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 100.0% per year over 1 year.
£310,000
Growth on file: 100.0% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
22 March 2019Most recent
£310,000
+100.0%over 9 months7 June 2018
£155,000
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
Sold Mar 2021
£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 2 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
2 Marestail Cottages is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£4,559
Street avg £3,343
Floor Area
68 m²
Street avg 124 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.2 t/year
Street avg 9.0 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