School Cottage East, Staythorpe Road, Averham, Newark, NG23 5RA
About School Cottage East
School Cottage East is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Averham, Newark, Newark (NG23 5RA). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows an F (score 25), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since May 2014. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a corner plot.
At 89 m² it's 24.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (118 m² median across 20 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2017–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £284,000 is 13.6% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£261/sq ft) was about 39.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £250,000 in June 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
- Corner plotYes
Building
- Heating systemOil
Energy performance
School Cottage East sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Feb 2025
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
A a single-storey side extension application was refused at School Cottage East in 2024.
4 applications on record at School Cottage East, Staythorpe Road, Averham, Newark, NG23 5RA
- Jul 2024ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Single storey side extension.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/00990/HOUSE
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionNov 2025Decision
- Tree WorksJun 2025Decision
+ 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.
£284,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 4 years.
£250,000
Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
9 June 2022Most recent
£250,000
+21.7%over 4 years21 December 2017
£205,500
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
£685,000Wynberg, Staythorpe Road, Averham, Newark, NG23 5RA
Sold Feb 2022
£237,500Poppy Field, Staythorpe Road, Averham, Newark, NG23 5RA
Sold Jan 2022
£277,500
Versus other Staythorpe Road homes
On epc rating, School Cottage East runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,809
Street avg £2,255
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 128 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.9 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







