Teal Cottage, Sparrow Lane, Long Bennington, Newark, NG23 5DL
About Teal Cottage
Teal Cottage is a detached house in Long Bennington, Newark, Newark (NG23 5DL). It has a recorded floor area of 183 m² (around 1970 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (January 2010) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 61). The latest certificate is from January 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 183 m² the property is well over the postcode median (137 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
Teal Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Jan 2020
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
Teal Cottage has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
6 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Teal Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£528,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in NG23 5DL: £290,000 (2017–2011).
Nearby sales in NG23 5DL
11 Sparrow Lane, Long Bennington, Newark, NG23 5DL
Sold May 2017
£465,0004a, Sparrow Lane, Long Bennington, Newark, NG23 5DL
Sold Mar 2012
£290,00015 Sparrow Lane, Long Bennington, Newark, NG23 5DL
Sold Aug 2011
£400,0001a, Sparrow Lane, Long Bennington, Newark, NG23 5DL
Sold May 2011
£250,0005 Sparrow Lane, Long Bennington, Newark, NG23 5DL
Sold May 2011
£206,500
Versus other Sparrow Lane homes
On epc rating, Teal Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
47 (E)
Street avg 59 (D)
Floor Area
183 m²
Street avg 148 m²
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 7.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Village Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Long Bennington Church of England Academy. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.7dB







