Chapel Cottage, St Giles Road, Swanton Novers, Melton Constable, NR24 2RB

Chapel Cottage is a semi-detached house in Swanton Novers, Melton Constable, Melton Constable (NR24 2RB). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2023) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Poor to Good; while lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 53 m² it sits well below the postcode median (105 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2010–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £268,000 is 21.8% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£386/sq ft) was about 63.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2020 for £220,000.