Vinca Cottage, Church Lane, Upton, Newark, NG23 5SR
About Vinca Cottage
Vinca Cottage is a semi-detached house in Upton, Newark, Newark (NG23 5SR). It has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (around 1593 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (April 2023) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average.
At 148 m² it's 26% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (200 m² median across 5 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Vinca Cottage ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 27 April 2033
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Planning history
Vinca Cottage has an approved extension on the planning record.
2 applications on record at Vinca Cottage, Church Lane, Upton, Newark, NG23 5SR
- Nov 2011ConservatoryFullOutcome in report
Householder application for the erection of a replacement conservatory
Extension- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/01124/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksJul 2020Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Vinca Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£460,000
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 4 sales in NG23 5SR: £422,000 (2022–2003).
Versus other Church Lane homes
Vinca Cottage outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
83 (B)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
148 m²
Street avg 193 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 9.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 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
0.1 km
Church Walk — bus stop.
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
42.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB







