Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
School House is a three-bedroom detached house in Brough, Newark, Newark (NG23 7QE). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in December 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 96), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views and attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record.
It changed hands recently, sold September 2025 for £485,000. Across 2015–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£392/sq ft) was about 194.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
School House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Certificate validity
Valid until 11 October 2033
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Get a survey for this property
Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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School House 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.
School House valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£456,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 10 years.
£485,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 10 years.
1 September 2025Most recent
£485,000
+84.8%over 9 years1 October 2015
£262,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in NG23 7QE: £258,000 (2025–2016).
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On price per m², School House stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,217
Street avg £2,158
Floor Area
115 m²
Street avg 146 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 7.2 t/year
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Crime
70/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Chapel — bus stop.
Closest school
2.4 km
Winthorpe Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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