Rainbow Cottage, Main Street, Gamston, Nottingham, NG2 6NN
About Rainbow Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Rainbow Cottage is a semi-detached house in Gamston, Nottingham, Nottingham (NG2 6NN). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 42.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£456/sq ft) was about 112.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 75 m² it's 29.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (107 m² median across 21 EPCs). Most recent transfer: August 2024 at £368,000.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Rainbow Cottage, Main Street, Gamston, Nottingham, NG2 6NN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Rainbow Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Rainbow Cottage changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£391,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 42.6% per year over 1 year.
Last sold (2024)
£368,000
Growth on file: 42.6% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
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Versus other Main Street homes
Four headline reads against 21 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Rainbow Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,907
Street avg £3,283
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 130 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Nottingham district page.
Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Elterwater Drive — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NG2 6NN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.2dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 45 points of interest in total.
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