36a, Kirk Gate, Newark, NG24 1AB

36a is a mid-terrace house in Newark (NG24 1AB). It has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (around 1593 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). At 148 m² this is the 11th smallest of 12 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 23–196 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 12 units on file.

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in May 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 148 m² the property is well over the postcode median (44 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £146,000 sits 71.8% above the 2007 sale of £85,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£53/sq ft) was about 72.9% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential and HMO conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.