The Poplars, Cotham Lane, Hawton, Newark, NG24 3RL
About The Poplars
The Poplars is a six-bedroom detached house in Hawton, Newark, Newark (NG24 3RL). It has a recorded floor area of 420 m² (around 4521 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe and attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 420 m² the property is well over the postcode median (105 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. One planning record on file: an annexe approved in 2010. Past consents include an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. Most recent transfer: May 2022 at £850,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms6
- Bathrooms4
Outside
- LandYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
The Poplars's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 application on record at The Poplars, Cotham Lane, Hawton, Newark, NG24 3RL
- Aug 2010AnnexFullOutcome in report
Householder application for proposed alterations and annexe
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/00815/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on The Poplars was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£876,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 27 years.
£850,000
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
4 May 2022Most recent
£850,000
+273.6%over 26 years31 May 1995
£227,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in NG24 3RL: £185,000 (2019–1998).
Nearby sales in NG24 3RL
4 Sycamore Close, Cotham Lane, Hawton, Newark, NG24 3RL
Sold Sept 2019
£245,0005 Sycamore Close, Cotham Lane, Hawton, Newark, NG24 3RL
Sold Jul 2017
£330,0003 Sycamore Close, Cotham Lane, Hawton, Newark, NG24 3RL
Sold Jun 2003
£142,500The Elms, Cotham Lane, Hawton, Newark, NG24 3RL
Sold Sept 1998
£153,0001 Sycamore Close, Cotham Lane, Hawton, Newark, NG24 3RL
Sold Nov 1995
£85,000
Versus other Cotham Lane homes
The Poplars is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£2,024
Street avg £1,896
Floor Area
420 m²
Street avg 125 m²
Habitable Rooms
13 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
25.0 t/year
Street avg 6.2 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
Church — bus stop.
Closest school
1.6 km
The Sir Donald Bailey Academy. 8 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
43.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB







