1 Forest Grove is an end-of-terrace house in Nottingham (NG1 4HS). It has a recorded floor area of 157 m² (around 1690 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£262/sq ft) was about 103.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 157 m² the property is well over the postcode median (94 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2019. Sold February 2021 for £442,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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1 Forest Grove's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Extension: Rear of property
To remove existing ground floor bedroom & existing kitchen roof. Extend existing kitchen up to the boundary line of the property
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The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£475,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 5 years.
£442,500
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 5 years.
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
On floor area, 1 Forest Grove stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,818
Street avg £40,919
Floor Area
157 m²
Street avg 96 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
39/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Forest Road — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.8dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
30-day money-back guarantee
4 February 2021Most recent
£442,500
+38.3%over 5 years30 October 2015
£320,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NG1 4HS: £180,000 (2022–2016).

Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
Closest school
0.6 km
Bluecoat Trent Academy. 43 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.5dB