Orchard House, Cross Lane, Barnby, Newark, NG24 2SF

Orchard House is a four-bedroom detached house in Barnby, Newark, Newark (NG24 2SF). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.

Held since April 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Today's modelled estimate of £336,000 sits 253.7% above the 2009 sale of £95,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£68/sq ft) was about 18.1% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 130 m² it's 22.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (168 m² median across 3 EPCs).