31 Birch Road, Balderton, Newark, NG24 3DB
About 31 Birch Road
31 Birch Road is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Balderton, Newark, Newark (NG24 3DB). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 424 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2010) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from April 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 39 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. Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £105,000 is 31.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£189/sq ft) was about 30.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2021 at £80,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Heating systemElectric
Energy performance
31 Birch Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Apr 2020
EPC Rating
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Planning history
31 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 1995.
£105,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 26 years.
£80,000
Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
27 May 2021Most recent
£80,000
+10.3%over 4 years15 September 2016
£72,500
+1.4%over 5 years23 September 2010
£71,500
-2.7%over 4 years7 May 2006
£73,500
+67.0%over 3 years25 July 2002
£44,000
+57.1%over 2 years16 May 2000
£28,000
-3.4%over 4 years22 May 1995
£29,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NG24 3DB: £157,500 (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
£166,00017 Birch Road, Balderton, Newark, NG24 3DB
Sold May 2022
£80,0002 Birch Road, Balderton, Newark, NG24 3DB
Sold Apr 2022
£157,50033 Birch Road, Balderton, Newark, NG24 3DB
Sold Mar 2022
£170,000
Versus other Birch Road homes
EPC Rating for 31 Birch Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,033
Street avg £2,046
Floor Area
39 m²
Street avg 61 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 2.6 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.
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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







