Holly Cottage, Staythorpe Road, Averham, Newark, NG23 5RA
About Holly Cottage
Holly Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Averham, Newark, Newark (NG23 5RA). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2016) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Across 2001–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £447,000 is 28.4% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£255/sq ft) was about 34.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in August 2017. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
Holly Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
2 applications on record at Holly Cottage, Staythorpe Road, Averham, Newark, NG23 5RA
- Mar 2006Demolition And RebuildFullOutcome in report
Demolish existing garage and rebuild new double garage and 1.8M high close boarded fence to the front
- Reference
- 05/02810/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- OutbuildingMay 2020Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.
£447,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 17 years.
£348,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
23 August 2017Most recent
£348,000
+22.1%over 13 years28 July 2004
£285,000
+119.2%over 3 years5 January 2001
£130,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NG23 5RA: £490,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in NG23 5RA
The Poplars, Staythorpe Road, Averham, Newark, NG23 5RA
Sold Nov 2024
£537,000The Paddock, Staythorpe Road, Averham, Newark, NG23 5RA
Sold Oct 2023
£490,000Mulberry Cottage, Staythorpe Road, Averham, Newark, NG23 5RA
Sold Sept 2022
£685,000School Cottage East, Staythorpe Road, Averham, Newark, NG23 5RA
Sold Jun 2022
£250,000Wynberg, Staythorpe Road, Averham, Newark, NG23 5RA
Sold Feb 2022
£237,500
Versus other Staythorpe Road homes
On co₂ emissions, Holly Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,740
Street avg £2,259
Floor Area
127 m²
Street avg 126 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.1 t/year
Street avg 6.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Staythorpe Road — bus stop.
Closest school
2.3 km
St Peter's Crosskeys CofE Academy. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.8dB







