17 Birch Road, Balderton, Newark, NG24 3DB
About 17 Birch Road
17 Birch Road is an end-of-terrace house in Balderton, Newark, Newark (NG24 3DB). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 96), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £121,000 sits 51.2% above the 2022 sale of £80,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£181/sq ft) was about 22.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 41 m² it sits well below the postcode median (62 m² across 34 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £80,000 in May 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
17 Birch Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
6 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1996.
£121,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 26 years.
£80,000
Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
23 May 2022Most recent
£80,000
+37.9%over 8 years23 June 2013
£58,000
+100.0%over 12 years19 January 2001
£29,000
+8.4%over 4 years9 July 1996
£26,750
Median price across the last 5 sales in NG24 3DB: £166,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in NG24 3DB
3 Birch Road, Balderton, Newark, NG24 3DB
Sold Mar 2024
£175,00040 Birch Road, Balderton, Newark, NG24 3DB
Sold Sept 2022
£166,0002 Birch Road, Balderton, Newark, NG24 3DB
Sold Apr 2022
£157,50033 Birch Road, Balderton, Newark, NG24 3DB
Sold Mar 2022
£170,00031 Birch Road, Balderton, Newark, NG24 3DB
Sold May 2021
£80,000
Versus other Birch Road homes
On years held, 17 Birch Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,951
Street avg £2,049
Floor Area
41 m²
Street avg 61 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 2.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Mallard Green — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
The Newark Academy. 13 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.6dB







