Bell Meadow Cottage, The Street, Swanton Novers, Melton Constable, NR24 2QY
About Bell Meadow Cottage
Bell Meadow Cottage is a detached house in Swanton Novers, Melton Constable, Melton Constable (NR24 2QY). It has a recorded floor area of 143 m² (around 1539 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows an F (score 24), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 143 m² the property is well over the postcode median (101 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Bell Meadow Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Bell Meadow Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Bell Meadow Cottage
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Bell Meadow Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£434,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in NR24 2QY: £360,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in NR24 2QY
Baytree Cottage, The Street, Swanton Novers, Melton Constable, NR24 2QY
Sold Jun 2025
£305,000Reading Room Cottage, The Street, Swanton Novers, Melton Constable, NR24 2QY
Sold Mar 2024
£377,5001 Reading Room Cottages, The Street, Swanton Novers, Melton Constable, NR24 2QY
Sold Jan 2023
£360,0002 Reading Room Cottages, The Street, Swanton Novers, Melton Constable, NR24 2QY
Sold Apr 2022
£300,00015 The Street, Swanton Novers, Melton Constable, NR24 2QY
Sold Oct 2018
£440,000
Everything we know about Bell Meadow Cottage, 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
Versus other The Street homes
EPC Rating for Bell Meadow Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
24 (F)
Street avg 49 (E)
Floor Area
143 m²
Street avg 103 m²
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 6.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 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.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB