Grange Cottage, Old Hall Lane, Brinton, Melton Constable, NR24 2QQ

Grange Cottage is a detached house in Brinton, Melton Constable, Melton Constable (NR24 2QQ). It has a recorded floor area of 314 m² (around 3380 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 314 m² the property is well over the postcode median (128 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £776,000 sits 116.8% above the 2014 sale of £358,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£106/sq ft) was about 65.3% below the postcode norm. 6 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in February 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years.