School Lane, Newark house prices are built from 117 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 1997 and the most recent on 26 Sep 2025. The median price paid across the whole record is £239,000. Across the 22 years from 2000 to 2022 the median moved +193.2% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is +69.9%.
Median price paid
£239,000
Change in cash, 2000–2022
+193.2%
Change in real terms
+69.9%
Median per m²
£3,249
HM Land Registry117 sales1 with floor areaLatest sale 26 Sep 2025
Section 01
How School Lane, Newark prices moved
The chart tracks the median School Lane, Newark house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 1997 to 2022. The dashed line restates each year in 2026 money, so the two lines separate exactly as much as inflation has eroded the cash figure.
| Decade | Years with sales | Median paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | £76,250 | £169,311 |
| 2000s | 1 | £92,500 | £168,508 |
| 2010s | 4 | £300,000 | £423,000 |
| 2020s | 2 | £271,225 | £277,121 |
The highest yearly median on record for School Lane, Newark is £485,000 in 2021; the lowest is £76,250 in 1997. Across the full 26-year record the cash median has moved from £76,250 to £271,225.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £161,673, so the real change over the whole record is +94.4% — about +2.69% a year after inflation. Cash growth and real growth are not the same story, and the gap is the part most price reports leave out.
Over the last decade alone the difference is stark: +193.2% in cash against +69.9% once inflation is removed. A buyer who sold at the end of that decade would have needed the real figure, not the headline one, to know whether they had actually gained.
Section 02
The most recent sales
Every row is a completed sale as lodged with HM Land Registry. The right-hand column restates the price in 2026 money, which is the only fair way to compare a sale from the 1990s with one from last year.
| Address | Sold | Type | Price paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model A Hideaway | 26 Sep 2025 | Detached | £450,000 | £459,783 |
| Hill Farm House | 31 Jan 2025 | Detached | £542,500 | £554,293 |
| Towton House | 5 Jul 2024 | Detached | £770,000 | £810,224 |
| Forge Cottage | 20 Oct 2023 | Semi-detached | £640,000 | £691,494 |
| Wakefield Barn | 28 Jul 2023 | Detached | £660,000 | £713,103 |
| Oak Tree Barn | 6 Apr 2023 | Terraced | £299,950 | £324,084 |
| Yew Tree Barn | 22 Mar 2023 | Terraced | £265,000 | £286,322 |
| Shelan, 18 | 10 Nov 2022 | Detached | £292,500 | £338,887 |
| Old Coach House | 31 Aug 2022 | Semi-detached | £152,500 | £176,684 |
| Old School Bungalow | 30 Mar 2022 | Detached | £330,000 | £382,334 |
| 3a | 2 Mar 2022 | Semi-detached | £249,950 | £289,589 |
| Roseanne | 25 Feb 2022 | Semi-detached | £155,000 | £179,581 |
| 1c | 31 Jan 2022 | Semi-detached | £385,000 | £446,056 |
| Fern Hill Cottage, 1b | 20 Dec 2021 | Semi-detached | £450,000 | £568,548 |
| 19 | 27 Aug 2021 | Detached | £225,000 | £284,274 |
| Skerris | 25 Aug 2021 | Semi-detached | £138,000 | £174,355 |
| The Old Victorian School | 23 Aug 2021 | Detached | £520,000 | £656,989 |
| Hall Farmhouse | 30 Jun 2021 | Detached | £485,000 | £612,769 |
| 10 | 28 May 2021 | Detached | £840,000 | £1,061,290 |
| Evergreen House | 15 Mar 2021 | Detached | £715,000 | £903,360 |
| Forge Cottage | 15 Feb 2021 | Semi-detached | £350,000 | £442,204 |
| The Paddock, 6 | 7 Jan 2021 | Detached | £515,000 | £650,672 |
| 16 | 1 Dec 2020 | Detached | £315,000 | £407,851 |
| Elizha | 28 Aug 2020 | Detached | £326,000 | £422,094 |
| Skerris | 16 Aug 2019 | Semi-detached | £127,000 | £166,113 |
Section 03
Homes that sold twice
These addresses appear in the register more than once, so the same bricks are being priced twice. That makes them the strongest evidence of what actually happened to School Lane, Newark values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HILL FARM HOUSE School Lane | £485,000 (2018) | £542,500 (2025) | +1.6% | -2.2% |
| FORGE COTTAGE School Lane | £350,000 (2021) | £640,000 (2023) | +35.2% | +25.0% |
| OLD SCHOOL BUNGALOW School Lane | £75,000 (1998) | £330,000 (2022) | +6.4% | +3.8% |
| 3A School Lane | £59,999 (2001) | £249,950 (2022) | +7.0% | +4.4% |
| ROSEANNE School Lane | £115,000 (2009) | £155,000 (2022) | +2.3% | -0.4% |
| 19 School Lane | £210,000 (2019) | £225,000 (2021) | +3.5% | +1.7% |
| SKERRIS School Lane | £115,000 (2009) | £138,000 (2021) | +1.5% | -0.7% |
| 10 School Lane | £77,500 (1996) | £840,000 (2021) | +10.0% | +7.6% |
| EVERGREEN HOUSE School Lane | £740,000 (2017) | £715,000 (2021) | -0.9% | -2.7% |
| ELIZHA School Lane | £80,000 (1997) | £326,000 (2020) | +6.3% | +4.0% |
| THE FIRS School Lane | £216,500 (1996) | £725,000 (2019) | +5.4% | +3.1% |
| SMALLEY HOUSE School Lane | £94,000 (1999) | £290,000 (2018) | +6.1% | +3.8% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. School Lane, Newark is dominated by the type at the top of this table, so its overall median leans that way.
| Property type | Sales | Share | Median paid | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 88 | 75.2% | £251,000 | £30,000 – £850,000 |
| Semi-detached | 27 | 23.1% | £138,000 | £42,000 – £640,000 |
| Terraced | 2 | 1.7% | £265,000 | £265,000 – £299,950 |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in School Lane, Newark
0 of the sales on record are leasehold and 117 freehold — 0.0% of the market. Tenure is not a detail: a leasehold flat and a freehold house are different assets, and mixing them into one median hides the difference.
| Category | Sales | Share | Median paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leasehold | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Freehold | 117 | 100.0% | £239,000 |
| New build | 8 | 6.8% | £157,500 |
| Existing home | 109 | 93.2% | £245,000 |
New builds sold for less than the median existing home — -35.7%. A new-build premium is normal: the buyer gets a warranty and nothing to fix, and the price is set by a developer rather than negotiated between two households.
A further 5 transfers for this area are on the register but are left out of every figure above. HM Land Registry marks them as additional price paid entries: repossessions, buy-to-let portfolio moves, transfers between companies or family, and sales at a discount such as right to buy. They are real records but they are not open-market prices, and including them would drag the median somewhere no buyer ever paid.
Section 07
Living in School Lane, Newark
Every certificate carries an energy efficiency band as well as a floor area. Across Bassetlaw, 42.0% of 64,248 certificates sit in bands A to C, and 6.1% in F or G — the bands that cost the most to heat and are hardest to mortgage.
| Energy band | Certificates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 246 | 0.4% |
| B | 8,267 | 12.9% |
| C | 18,501 | 28.8% |
| D | 23,722 | 36.9% |
| E | 9,589 | 14.9% |
| F | 3,075 | 4.8% |
| G | 848 | 1.3% |
The Office for National Statistics puts the mean private rent in Bassetlaw at £720 a month as of Jun 2026 — £498 for a one-bedroom home and £792 for three bedrooms.
Against the median sale of £239,000 here, that rent is a gross yield of 3.62% a year. It is a measured figure rather than an assumption: a real local rent over a real local price, before any cost of ownership.
No street-level crime was published for NG22 in Jun 2026 by Nottinghamshire. Several forces do not supply street-level data to police.uk, so this is a gap in the source rather than a crime-free month — and printing a zero would say something the data does not.
Section 08
The neighbourhood around School Lane, Newark
The 2021 census counted 117,804 residents in Bassetlaw across 51,458 households. 68.7% of those households own their home and 31.2% rent — a split the sold record cannot show, because only owners appear in it.
15 state and independent schools have a NG22 postcode: 13 primary, 2 secondary. Catchment areas do not follow postcodes, so treat this as what is nearby rather than what a child would be offered.
| School | Phase | Type | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuxford Academy | Secondary | Academy converter | 1,462 |
| The Dukeries Academy | Secondary | Academy sponsor led | 709 |
| The Parkgate Academy | Primary | Academy sponsor led | 331 |
| Farnsfield St Michael's Church of England Primary School | Primary | Academy converter | 302 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School | Primary | Academy converter | 224 |
| Tuxford Primary Academy | Primary | Academy sponsor led | 224 |
| Bilsthorpe Flying High Academy | Primary | Academy converter | 214 |
| East Markham Primary School | Primary | Community school | 200 |
| The Forest View Academy | Primary | Academy converter | 194 |
| Maun Infant and Nursery School | Primary | Academy sponsor led | 160 |
| Station | Mode | Distance from the district centre |
|---|---|---|
| Rolleston Rail Station | Rail | 14.1 km |
| Fiskerton Rail Station | Rail | 14.3 km |
| Retford Low Level Rail Station | Rail | 14.8 km |
| Retford Rail Station | Rail | 14.9 km |
Section 09
How School Lane, Newark compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. School Lane, Newark sits above that national figure — +51.7%.
Within Newark the street ranks 274 of 1330 by median price, and its median is above the town figure of £135,000 (+77.0%).
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £3,249 per square metre, across 1 of the 117 sales on record. Price per square metre is the only figure that compares a two-bed flat with a four-bed house honestly.
The full range on record runs from £30,000 to £850,000. Extremes usually mean something unusual — a plot sold without a house on it, a transfer between family members, or a very large property — so the median is the number to trust.
School Lane, Newark sits in Bassetlaw, in the East Midlands.
The Office for National Statistics puts the median home in Bassetlaw at 6.2 times median local earnings of £32,485 a year, measured to Sep 2025. Across England and Wales the same ratio is 7.6. That number, not the price alone, is what decides whether a place is within reach of the people who work in it.
Section 10
Nearby on the record
Streets nearby
- Main Street£195,000 median
- Walesby Lane£92,000 median
- Newark Road£160,000 median
- Petersmith Drive£82,950 median
- Whinney Lane£89,500 median
- Linden Avenue£96,000 median
- Chapel Lane£200,000 median
- Kingfisher Way£247,000 median
- The Markhams£84,000 median
- Kirklington Road£172,500 median
- Forest Road£90,000 median
- Whitewater Road£81,000 median
- Birch Road£74,500 median
- Mansfield Road£233,500 median
- Dove Croft£80,000 median
- Church View£122,500 median
Addresses with more than one recorded sale
- SCHOOL HOUSE School Lane6 sales
- 10 School Lane5 sales
- OLD SCHOOL BUNGALOW School Lane4 sales
- ROSEANNE School Lane4 sales
- SMALLEY HOUSE School Lane4 sales
- 3A School Lane3 sales
- SKERRIS School Lane3 sales
- THE FIRS School Lane3 sales
- 5 School Lane3 sales
- 8 School Lane3 sales
- GREENWOOD VIEW School Lane3 sales
- PLUM TREE COTTAGE School Lane3 sales
- HILL FARM HOUSE School Lane2 sales
- FORGE COTTAGE School Lane2 sales
- 19 School Lane2 sales
- EVERGREEN HOUSE School Lane2 sales
- ELIZHA School Lane2 sales
- FORGET ME NOT COTTAGE School Lane2 sales
- FAIRFIELD HOUSE School Lane2 sales
- PEPPERS COTTAGE School Lane2 sales
- 8A School Lane2 sales
- 12 School Lane2 sales
- BRIAR CROFT School Lane2 sales
- 1A School Lane2 sales
Back to Newark house prices.
Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in School Lane, Newark?
The median price paid in School Lane, Newark across every sale on the register is £239,000. The median is used rather than the mean because a handful of very large sales would otherwise drag the average away from what a typical buyer paid.
How many homes have sold in School Lane, Newark?
117 sales are on record for School Lane, Newark, the most recent completing on 26 Sep 2025. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have School Lane, Newark house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +193.2% between 2000 and 2022. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is +69.9%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were School Lane, Newark house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £485,000, set in 2021. That is the cash figure; measured in 2026 money the peak may fall in a different year, because inflation reshapes the series.
What is the price per square metre in School Lane, Newark?
£3,249 per square metre, from the 1 sales where an EPC floor area could be matched to the address. Price per square metre strips out size, so a flat and a house can be compared on the same basis.
How current is this data?
The latest sale shown here completed on 26 Sep 2025. HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly and a sale can take a month or two to appear after completion, so the most recent weeks are always incomplete.
Cite this page: Sold Price History, “School Lane, Newark house prices”, 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data © Crown copyright and database right, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Inflation adjustment: ONS CPIH.