The Retreat, Staythorpe Road, Averham, Newark, NG23 5RA
About The Retreat
The Retreat is a detached house in Averham, Newark, Newark (NG23 5RA). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2022) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 54 m² it sits well below the postcode median (118 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 1 December 2032
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Level 3 Building Survey
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From £885 · Includes VAT
Planning history
The Retreat 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
The Retreat has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£219,000
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 5RA: £490,000 (2026–2022).
Nearby sales in NG23 5RA
The Beeches, Staythorpe Road, Averham, Newark, NG23 5RA
Sold May 2026
£382,000The 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
£250,000
Versus other Staythorpe Road homes
Floor Area for The Retreat lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
54 (E)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
54 m²
Street avg 130 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 6.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
70/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.
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
48.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.8dB







