16 Birch Road, Balderton, Newark, NG24 3DB

16 Birch Road is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Balderton, Newark, Newark (NG24 3DB). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2026) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since November 2008. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.

It hasn't traded since October 2001, a hold of 25 years that's notably long for the area. At 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (62 m² across 34 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £114,000 sits 261.9% above the 2001 sale of £31,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£73/sq ft) was about 50.3% below the postcode norm.