House Prices in Newark and Sherwood
The average house price in Newark and Sherwood is £236,253, or 166,845 loaves of bread.
That's the number most sites stop at. Bread Index goes one step further.
This page shows house prices in loaves of bread - the same official data, just viewed through a lens that reflects everyday costs more closely.
Average House Price
What the Bread View Adds
House Prices in Newark and Sherwood Over Time
From 1995 to 2025, the Newark and Sherwood housing market went through clear phases.
Measured in loaves of bread:
- Highest point: 226,781 🍞 (January 2005)
- Lowest point: 84,560 🍞 (February 1996)
- Sharpest fall: 2008 (-36.8%)
- Strongest rise: 2003 (+46.2%)
If the £ line and the 🍞 line diverge, that's not an error. It's the difference between headline prices and lived costs.
How to Use This Page
This page won't tell you where prices are going next.
It will help you:
- compare different years on a like-for-like basis
- understand whether past "growth" was real or inflation-led
- spot differences between property types that £ alone can hide
It's a reality check, not a forecast.
Methodology & Data Sources
- House prices: UK House Price Index (ONS / Land Registry)
- Bread prices: UK consumer price data (average loaf proxy)
- Calculation: house price divided by bread price
- Updates: monthly, as new data is released
Bread is a proxy. It's not perfect, but it tracks everyday costs closely enough to be useful.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average house price in Newark and Sherwood?
The current average price is £236,253, updated .
Are house prices in Newark and Sherwood rising or falling?
In pounds, prices have fallen. In bread terms, the trend is downward. The difference comes from changes in everyday prices.
Is this inflation-adjusted house price data?
Not in the traditional sense. The bread view uses a real-world cost proxy instead of a formal inflation index.
Why use bread?
Because it's familiar, widely bought, and reflects everyday price pressure better than abstract percentages.
If you've ever felt like house price charts didn't line up with how expensive life actually felt at the time, this page is meant to test that feeling against the data.
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