Priory Lodge, Church Lane, Long Bennington, Newark, NG23 5EU
About Priory Lodge
Priory Lodge is a four-bedroom detached house in Long Bennington, Newark, Newark (NG23 5EU). It has a recorded floor area of 211 m² (around 2271 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a corner plot.
At 211 m² it sits well below the postcode median (309 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an annexe and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£302/sq ft) was about 58.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2022 for £685,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble, Detached
- Corner plotYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Priory Lodge's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Priory Lodge has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
4 applications on record at Priory Lodge, Church Lane, Long Bennington, Newark, NG23 5EU
- Jan 2008AnnexFullOutcome in report
Proposed conversion and extension of double garage to form granny annexe (revisions to roof)
Extension- Reference
- S07/1666
- More recent applications — locked
- AnnexJun 2010Decision
- AnnexJun 2010Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£691,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£685,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 March 2022Most recent
£685,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NG23 5EU: £400,000 (2021–2014).
Nearby sales in NG23 5EU
8 Church Lane, Long Bennington, Newark, NG23 5EU
Sold Jun 2021
£400,0004 Church Lane, Long Bennington, Newark, NG23 5EU
Sold Mar 2021
£660,000The Old Vicarage, Church Lane, Long Bennington, Newark, NG23 5EU
Sold Mar 2018
£705,5001 Church Lane, Long Bennington, Newark, NG23 5EU
Sold Sept 2016
£375,0006 Church Lane, Long Bennington, Newark, NG23 5EU
Sold Aug 2001
£214,500
Versus other Church Lane homes
Years Held for Priory Lodge lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,246
Street avg £2,164
Floor Area
211 m²
Street avg 271 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 9 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.1 t/year
Street avg 9.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Woods Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Long Bennington Church of England Academy. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.6dB







