The Saltings, Saxlingham Road, Blakeney, Holt, NR25 7PB

The Saltings is a two-bedroom detached house in Blakeney, Holt, Holt (NR25 7PB). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (December 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 97 m² it sits well below the postcode median (173 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Last changed hands 13 years ago, in May 2013. Today's modelled estimate of £468,000 is 44% above the 2013 sale price. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2014.