2 Blackthorne Close, Balderton, Newark, NG24 3ER
About 2 Blackthorne Close
2 Blackthorne Close is a semi-detached house in Balderton, Newark, Newark (NG24 3ER). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since September 2020. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Held since May 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1995–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £160,000 sits 66.7% above the 2005 sale of £96,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£156/sq ft) was about 34.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
2 Blackthorne Close 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.
£160,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.3% per year over 10 years.
£96,000
Growth on file: 9.3% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
19 May 2005Most recent
£96,000
+140.0%over 6 years30 October 1998
£40,000
+3.2%over 3 years20 March 1995
£38,750
Median price across the last 5 sales in NG24 3ER: £110,000 (2025–2014).
Nearby sales in NG24 3ER
8 Blackthorne Close, Balderton, Newark, NG24 3ER
Sold Jan 2025
£180,00014 Blackthorne Close, Balderton, Newark, NG24 3ER
Sold Jul 2022
£164,0005 Blackthorne Close, Balderton, Newark, NG24 3ER
Sold Oct 2015
£110,00015 Blackthorne Close, Balderton, Newark, NG24 3ER
Sold Sept 2014
£105,0009 Blackthorne Close, Balderton, Newark, NG24 3ER
Sold Jan 2014
£90,000
Versus other Blackthorne Close homes
Years Held for 2 Blackthorne Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,684
Street avg £2,004
Floor Area
57 m²
Street avg 63 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 2.8 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
0.1 km
Mallard Green — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
John Hunt Academy. 12 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
48.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.6dB







