The Old Library, Main Street, Shirebrook, Mansfield, NG20 8AX
About The Old Library
The Old Library is a one-bedroom detached house in Shirebrook, Mansfield, Mansfield (NG20 8AX). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2013) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 66). The latest certificate is from March 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 87 m² the property is well over the postcode median (32 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2014–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £124,000 is 24% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£107/sq ft) was about 187.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold February 2022 for £100,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
Outside
- ParkingOff street
Building
- Heating systemLpg
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
The Old Library's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Mar 2023
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £820 · Includes VAT
Planning history
The Old Library has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The Old Library saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£124,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 8 years.
£100,000
Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
18 February 2022Most recent
£100,000
+28.2%over 3 years10 May 2018
£78,000
+20.0%over 4 years20 February 2014
£65,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in NG20 8AX: £32,750 (2015–1997).
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Church Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Model Village Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB







