Spring Cottage, Langham Road, Blakeney, Holt, NR25 7PG

Spring Cottage is a detached house in Blakeney, Holt, Holt (NR25 7PG). It has a recorded floor area of 158 m² (around 1701 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since November 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1995–1999, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £673,000 sits 258% above the 1999 sale of £188,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£111/sq ft) was about 62.1% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.