Bleak House, Kirklington Road, Eakring, Newark, NG22 0DA

Bleak House is a seven-bedroom semi-detached house in Eakring, Newark, Newark (NG22 0DA). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in January 2015 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 109), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 75 m² it sits well below the postcode median (161 m² across 26 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 85% of similar EPCs). 7 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 6 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £793,000 is 22% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£805/sq ft) was about 344.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 11 years since the last transfer (May 2015).