5a, Chain Lane, Newark, NG24 1AU

5a is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Newark (NG24 1AU). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 52 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (52–101 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (40 versus a best of 72). The latest certificate (July 2020) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 52 m² it sits well below the postcode median (101 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold February 2022 for £85,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2004–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £105,000 is 23.5% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£152/sq ft) was about 42.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.