Blue Haven, Rectory Road, Edgefield, Melton Constable, NR24 2RJ

Blue Haven is a detached house in Edgefield, Melton Constable, Melton Constable (NR24 2RJ). It has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (around 1518 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in August 2014 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Main heating runs on oil.

Held since June 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 141 m² the property is well over the postcode median (103 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1996–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £432,000 sits 72.8% above the 2006 sale of £250,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£165/sq ft) was about 28.8% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include solar panel installation, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.