Moriah Cottage, Dereham Road, Briningham, Melton Constable, NR24 2QJ
About Moriah Cottage
Moriah Cottage is a detached house in Briningham, Melton Constable, Melton Constable (NR24 2QJ). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since October 2011. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Today's modelled estimate of £491,000 sits 54.9% above the 2016 sale of £317,000. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include new windows and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 10 years since the last transfer (March 2016). At 93 m² it's 29.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (132 m² median across 6 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Wall insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey rear extension at Moriah Cottage.
- Nov 2014AmendmentIn report
Non material amendment to permit change of windows to ground floor west and north elevations and door and window to window in east elevation and rooflight to south elevation
- Agent
- Strata Archiectural
New Windows- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- NMA1/12/0242
- Aug 2014ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Erection of two-storey rear extension and installation of side facing roof light
- Agent
- Wood Stephen Ltd
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- PF/14/0690
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£491,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£317,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 March 2016Most recent
£317,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in NR24 2QJ: £295,000 (2014–2001).
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- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Dereham Road homes
EPC Rating
54 (E)
Street avg 57 (D)
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 124 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 7.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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.
Closest school
2.3 km
Astley Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.8dB