5 Orchid Drive, Farndon, Newark, NG24 3TX

5 Orchid Drive is a detached house in Farndon, Newark, Newark (NG24 3TX). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2015) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in August 2015 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and roof efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since March 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. Across 2001–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 27.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £280,000 sits 103.6% above the 2003 sale of £137,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£110/sq ft) was about 35.8% below the postcode norm. At 116 m² it's 18.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (98 m² median across 28 EPCs).