38 Shortwood Close is a mid-terrace house in Nottingham (NG1 7JF). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (July 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump.
Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in May 1998. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 72 m² the property is well over the postcode median (39 m² across 35 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £155,000 sits 376.9% above the 1998 sale of £32,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£42/sq ft) was about 74.8% below the postcode norm.
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38 Shortwood Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
38 Shortwood Close has no planning applications on record.
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38 Shortwood Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£155,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£32,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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38 Shortwood Close is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
51 (E)
Street avg 67 (D)
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 70 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
39/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Trent Street — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
59.5dB

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
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
15 May 1998Most recent
£32,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in NG1 7JF: £95,000 (2022–2014).

Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
Closest school
0.3 km
Nottingham College. 39 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
51.2dB