The Forge, Main Street, Bathley, Newark, NG23 6DJ
About The Forge
The Forge is a mid-terrace house in Bathley, Newark, Newark (NG23 6DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 192 m² (around 2067 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2021) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 192 m² the property is well over the postcode median (137 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£259/sq ft) was about 98.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2022 at £535,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
The Forge's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
The Forge has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
4 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The Forge has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£543,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.3% per year over 25 years.
£535,000
Growth on file: 8.3% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
4 May 2022Most recent
£535,000
+52.9%over 12 years21 June 2009
£350,000
+493.2%over 11 years13 July 1997
£59,000
-16.9%over 8 months22 November 1996
£71,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NG23 6DJ: £359,950 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in NG23 6DJ
Glenby, Main Street, Bathley, Newark, NG23 6DJ
Sold Sept 2024
£359,950Bramley House, Main Street, Bathley, Newark, NG23 6DJ
Sold May 2021
£716,000Windy Ridge, Main Street, Bathley, Newark, NG23 6DJ
Sold Sept 2019
£200,000Elizabeth House, Main Street, Bathley, Newark, NG23 6DJ
Sold Feb 2018
£750,000May Cottage, Main Street, Bathley, Newark, NG23 6DJ
Sold Apr 2010
£124,500
Versus other Main Street homes
Years Held for The Forge lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,786
Street avg £1,733
Floor Area
192 m²
Street avg 168 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.8 t/year
Street avg 7.9 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
0.4 km
Nottsbus On Demand — bus stop.
Closest school
2.1 km
Muskham Primary School. 2 schools 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
44.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.4dB







