Apartment 4, 38 Castle Gate, Newark, NG24 1BG

Apartment 4 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Newark (NG24 1BG). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. Earlier certificates rated it C (August 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). Main heating runs on electricity. At 66 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 52–73 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 4 units on file. Period features are noted in the property record.

Held since September 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. 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. At 66 m² it's 26.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (52 m² median across 29 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 79% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £103,000 is 14.4% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£127/sq ft) was about 25.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.