The Pightles, Rectory Road, Edgefield, Melton Constable, NR24 2RJ

The Pightles is a detached house in Edgefield, Melton Constable, Melton Constable (NR24 2RJ). It has a recorded floor area of 194 m² (around 2088 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (January 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 194 m² the property is well over the postcode median (103 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 6 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2014–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£575/sq ft) was about 176.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £1,200,000 in October 2023.