2 Forestry Cottages, Haywood Oaks Lane, Blidworth, Mansfield, NG21 0PD
About 2 Forestry Cottages
2 Forestry Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Blidworth, Mansfield, Mansfield (NG21 0PD). It has a recorded floor area of 145 m² (around 1561 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in December 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on dual fuel.
Most recent transfer: May 2020 at £140,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1997–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £192,000 is 37.1% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£90/sq ft) was about 37.6% below the postcode norm.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
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What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Energy performance
2 Forestry Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Heating system changed
Hot water system changed
Window efficiency improved
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
2 Forestry Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
2 Forestry Cottages has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£192,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.9% per year over 23 years.
£140,000
Growth on file: 12.9% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
21 May 2020Most recent
£140,000
+84.2%over 5 years30 January 2015
£76,000
+8.6%14 January 2015
£70,000
+677.8%over 17 years21 October 1997
£9,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NG21 0PD: £80,000 (2019–2000).
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- Larger development activity nearby

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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
1.2 km
Sherwood Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
1.9 km
Blidworth Oaks Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB