Holly Cottage, Church Lane, Averham, Newark, NG23 5RB
About Holly Cottage
Holly Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Averham, Newark, Newark (NG23 5RB). It has a recorded floor area of 162 m² (around 1744 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a porch, new windows, an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 162 m² it's 15.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (141 m² median across 14 EPCs). Across 2004–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £454,000 is 24.4% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£209/sq ft) was about 15.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in December 2014, so it's been off the market for around 11 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Heating systemLpg
Energy performance
Holly Cottage's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Jul 2024
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Holly Cottage has an approved extension on the planning record.
4 applications on record at Holly Cottage, Church Lane, Averham, Newark, NG23 5RB
- Sept 2005ConservatoryFullOutcome in report
Erection of a conservatory
Extension- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 05/01697/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksDec 2024Decision
- PorchNov 2018Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Holly Cottage's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£454,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.3% per year over 10 years.
£365,000
Growth on file: 1.3% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
22 December 2014Most recent
£365,000
+13.7%over 10 years20 October 2004
£321,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NG23 5RB: £382,000 (2025–2015).
Nearby sales in NG23 5RB
Fieldmouse Cottage, Church Lane, Averham, Newark, NG23 5RB
Sold Oct 2025
£290,000Beech Cottage, Church Lane, Averham, Newark, NG23 5RB
Sold Aug 2019
£465,000Rectory Cottage, Church Lane, Averham, Newark, NG23 5RB
Sold Sept 2017
£450,000Garden Cottage, Church Lane, Averham, Newark, NG23 5RB
Sold May 2017
£335,000Briar House, Church Lane, Averham, Newark, NG23 5RB
Sold Apr 2015
£382,000
Versus other Church Lane homes
CO₂ Emissions for Holly Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,253
Street avg £2,349
Floor Area
162 m²
Street avg 165 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 10.4 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
0.2 km
Primary School — bus stop.
Closest school
2.2 km
St Peter's Crosskeys CofE Academy. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB







