72 Preston Road, Rainworth, Mansfield, NG21 0BB
About 72 Preston Road
72 Preston Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Rainworth, Mansfield, Mansfield (NG21 0BB). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 910 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2011) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 85 m² the property is well over the postcode median (57 m² across 20 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. Across 2003–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £181,000 is 39.2% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£143/sq ft) was about 24.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2019 at £130,000.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Energy performance
72 Preston Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 May 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
72 Preston Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2003.
£181,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 16 years.
£130,000
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
1 February 2019Most recent
£130,000
+106.3%over 15 years28 March 2003
£63,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NG21 0BB: £130,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in NG21 0BB
78 Preston Road, Rainworth, Mansfield, NG21 0BB
Sold Jan 2023
£170,00067 Preston Road, Rainworth, Mansfield, NG21 0BB
Sold Jan 2021
£130,00062 Preston Road, Rainworth, Mansfield, NG21 0BB
Sold Mar 2020
£131,00076 Preston Road, Rainworth, Mansfield, NG21 0BB
Sold Jul 2016
£122,00065 Preston Road, Rainworth, Mansfield, NG21 0BB
Sold Apr 2014
£80,500
Everything we know about 72 Preston Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Preston Road homes
72 Preston Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£1,538
Street avg £1,395
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 66 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 2.5 t/year
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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
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Preston Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
The Python Hill Academy. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB