8 Briar Close, Rainworth, Mansfield, NG21 0FY
About 8 Briar Close
8 Briar Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Rainworth, Mansfield, Mansfield (NG21 0FY). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since November 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Last sale on file: £190,000 in September 2019. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2008. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 85 m² it's 25.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (68 m² median across 7 EPCs). Across 1999–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £258,000 is 35.8% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£208/sq ft) was about 41.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Jun 2025
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
8 Briar Close has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Apr 2008ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Erection of a conservatory to the rear
Extension- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 08/00170/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
8 Briar Close has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£258,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 20 years.
£190,000
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
2 September 2019Most recent
£190,000
+24.2%over 5 years25 August 2014
£153,000
+17.7%over 9 years4 August 2005
£129,950
-7.2%24 March 2005
£140,000
+9.5%over 1 year23 January 2004
£127,800
+141.1%over 4 years21 October 1999
£53,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NG21 0FY: £160,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in NG21 0FY
6 Briar Close, Rainworth, Mansfield, NG21 0FY
Sold Aug 2025
£183,0003 Briar Close, Rainworth, Mansfield, NG21 0FY
Sold Oct 2022
£190,00011 Briar Close, Rainworth, Mansfield, NG21 0FY
Sold May 2021
£159,9501 Briar Close, Rainworth, Mansfield, NG21 0FY
Sold Jul 2017
£132,5007 Briar Close, Rainworth, Mansfield, NG21 0FY
Sold Jul 2011
£89,000
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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 Briar Close homes
Floor Area for 8 Briar Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,235
Street avg £2,212
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 65 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Sherwood Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
The Python Hill Academy. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.8dB