The Keepers Bothy, Main Road, Kings Clipstone, Mansfield, NG21 9BT

The Keepers Bothy is a detached house in Kings Clipstone, Mansfield, Mansfield (NG21 9BT). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1976-1982. The latest certificate (January 2026) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.

It hasn't traded since March 2008, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 1996–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £225,000 sits 76.5% above the 2008 sale of £127,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£208/sq ft) was about 75.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 57 m² it sits well below the postcode median (274 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a loft conversion and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.