Peartree Cottage, Laxton Road, Egmanton, Newark, NG22 0ET

Peartree Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Egmanton, Newark, Newark (NG22 0ET). It has a recorded floor area of 212 m² (around 2282 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2010 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since May 2000, a hold of 26 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £497,000 sits 216.6% above the 2000 sale of £157,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£69/sq ft) was about 59.5% below the postcode norm. At 212 m² it's 25.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (169 m² median across 6 EPCs).