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
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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.
£218,000
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 (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
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
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.
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







