Old Forge Close Thurgarton, Newark and Sherwood
2 addresses across 2 postcodes (NG14), about 40 m long. USRN 26822665.
- Sales: 8 recorded sales since 1995; in 2021 the median was £365,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 1 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1).
- Flood: 2 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band F; Band D in Newark and Sherwood costs £2,682 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Thurgarton, about 760 m (0.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 20 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 2 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Southwell Medical Centre, about 5.1 km (3.2 miles) away.
- People: About 450 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 89% of households owned their home and 49% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 5 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often burglary.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | £365,000 | £365,000 | £365,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £360,000 | £360,000 | £360,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £400,000 | £400,000 | £400,000 |
| 2017 | 3 | £297,000 | £292,500 | £480,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £305,000 | £305,000 | £305,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 2021 | 2 NG14 7LJ | Terraced | £365,000 | |
| 6 Nov 2020 | 3 NG14 7LJ | Terraced | £360,000 | |
| 16 Feb 2018 | 5 NG14 7LJ | Detached | £400,000 | |
| 21 Dec 2017 | 2 NG14 7LJ | Terraced | £292,500 | |
| 7 Jul 2017 | 3 NG14 7LJ | Terraced | £297,000 | |
| 16 Feb 2017 | 4 NG14 7LJ | Detached | £480,000 | |
| 7 Nov 2016 | 1 NG14 7LJ | Terraced | £305,000 | |
| 30 Jun 2014 | 2 NG14 7LJ | Other | £325,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
Energy performance certificates
1 home with a current certificate; median floor area 112 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (1). Built: 2015 (1).
Council tax
What each band costs in Newark and Sherwood in 2026-27: Band D £2,682 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,788 | £2,086 | £2,384 | £2,682 | £3,278 | £3,874 | £4,470 | £5,364 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band F (35% of about 550 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Thurgarton (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| NG14 7FW | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 2 / 2 | unlikely |
| NG14 7LJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 20 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NG14 7FW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NG14 7LJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Thurgarton 3,200 journeys in 2024–25 | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Bleasby 7,550 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | |
| Lowdham 55,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4 km (2.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Nottingham Road Thurgarton | 20 m |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 33.4 km (21 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Southwell Medical Centre | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Lowdham Pharmacy | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | The Dental Care Centre | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) |
| Hospital | Byron House, Newark Hospital | 11.2 km (7 miles) |
| Police station | Carlton Police Station | 11 km (6.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Lowdham, Lowdham Cashzone | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 390 m² | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.0 ha | 150 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Castle Hill, a scheduled monument, 370 m south-west. 9 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Castle Hill | Scheduled monument | 370 m south-west |
| Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade I | 370 m west |
| Thurgarton Priory | Listed building, Grade II* | 370 m west |
| Battle of Stoke (Field) 1487 | Registered battlefield | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Castle Hill | Hill | 390 m south-west |
| Spital Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| The Gorse | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Foxhole Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1 mile) west |
| Souther Wood | Wood | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) west |
| Ladies Piece | Lake or reservoir | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 2 |
1 of the street's 2 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Newark and Sherwood: see them on the Newark and Sherwood page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bleasby Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Burglary | 3 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near The Hollows (2); On or near Bleasby Road (2); On or near Priory Park (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 89% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 54% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 35% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 53% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 12% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 15% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 49% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 9 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Priory Farm Mews · Priory Road · Bleasby Road · Priory Gardens · Beck Street · Priory Park · Priory Lane · Orchard View · Station Road · Nottingham Road
All the streets in NG14 and across Newark and Sherwood.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.