The Pines, Church Lane, Averham, Newark, NG23 5RB

The Pines is a four-bedroom detached house in Averham, Newark, Newark (NG23 5RB). It has a recorded floor area of 179 m² (around 1927 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (February 2014); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

Held since October 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 179 m² it's 27.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (141 m² median across 14 EPCs). Across 2004–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £608,000 is 35.1% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£234/sq ft) was about 29.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2025.