Dobsons Quay, Apartment 5, The Wharf, Newark, NG24 1EU

Dobsons Quay is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Newark (NG24 1EU). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 70 m² this is the 9th smallest of 11 units on EPC record in Dobsons Quay, where floor areas span 30–98 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 (54 versus a best of 78). The latest certificate (June 2019) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (March 2009); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump.

Held since November 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £125,000 sits 64.5% above the 2001 sale of £76,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£101/sq ft) was about 34.3% below the postcode norm. At 70 m² it's 29.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (54 m² median across 13 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs).