The Villa, Old Hall Lane, Brinton, Melton Constable, NR24 2QQ

The Villa is a detached house in Brinton, Melton Constable, Melton Constable (NR24 2QQ). It has a recorded floor area of 212 m² (around 2282 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since March 2012. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63). Main heating runs on bulk wood pellets. The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 212 m² the property is well over the postcode median (128 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 7 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in April 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years. Across 2013–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 58.6% per year.