Apartment 1, 38 Castle Gate, Newark, NG24 1BG

Apartment 1 is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Newark (NG24 1BG). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 73 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (52–73 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 (49 versus a best of 69). The latest certificate (November 2022) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (November 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 18 years, with the last transfer in August 2008. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 73 m² the property is well over the postcode median (52 m² across 29 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include subdivision and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£159/sq ft) was about 74.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.