14 Hawthorne Crescent, Farndon, Newark, NG24 3TG

14 Hawthorne Crescent is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Farndon, Newark, Newark (NG24 3TG). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. At 53 m² this is the 13th smallest of 24 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 48–57 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since January 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since April 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1996–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £103,000 sits 216.9% above the 2002 sale of £32,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£57/sq ft) was about 50% below the postcode norm.