1 The Cottages, Holt Road, Edgefield, Melton Constable, NR24 2RP

1 The Cottages is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Edgefield, Melton Constable, Melton Constable (NR24 2RP). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in March 2014 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 70 m² it sits well below the postcode median (108 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2014–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £250,000 is 45.8% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£228/sq ft) was about 31.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: April 2019 at £171,500.