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30 ACORN AVENUE

NOTTINGHAM, GILTBROOK, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE NG16 2UF

3 beds 1 baths 700 sq ft Listed 19 Aug 2025 (-298d)

£240,000

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Property details

Tenure

FREEHOLD

Floor area

65 m²

Council tax band

C

EPC rating

D

Year built

England and Wales: 1991-1995

Last sold

£240,000 Nov 2025

Price per m²

£3,692/m²

Local average

£281,434 (-14.7%)

Deprivation

Decile 9 (28,404 of 33,755)

Street crime

105 incidents within 1 mile (Apr 2026)

Key features

  • Attractive Family Home In Nottingham
  • Porch And Welcoming Entrance Hall
  • Bright Living Room And Modern Kitchen/Diner
  • Spacious, Well-Kept Private Garden
  • Three First-Floor Bedrooms And Family Bathroom
  • Garage For Additional Storage Or Vehicle Use

Additional details

Heating
Gas central
Parking
Garage, Driveway
Garden
Private garden

Description

The Property
Tucked away in a popular residential area, offers a well-presented family home combining space, comfort, and convenience.

The ground floor begins with a welcoming porch and hallway, leading into a bright and inviting living room. To the rear, a modern kitchen/diner provides the perfect hub of the home – ideal for family meals and entertaining. Upstairs, the first floor comprises three well-proportioned bedrooms, all accessed via a central landing, and a family bathroom.

Externally, the property benefits from a garage for secure parking and storage, along with a beautifully maintained, spacious garden – perfect for outdoor living, play, or relaxation.

The home is well positioned close to a range of local amenities, including shops, schools, and leisure facilities, while excellent transport links ensure easy access to Nottingham city centre and surrounding areas.

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Reference: 165960830

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 20/08/2025

Expiry date: 19/08/2035

Current heating cost: £696/year

Potential heating cost: £633/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £16,955

Recommendations

  • Floor insulation (solid floor) (£5,000 - £10,000)
  • Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets (£420 - £490)
  • Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£8,000 - £10,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Floorplans

Floorplan 1

Floorplan 1

EPC Graphs

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FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record, indicating window/door installations by FENSA-approved installers.

FENSA Certificate #5875844

Property Details

Street: 30 Acorn Avenue

Town: Giltbrook

Postcode: NG16 2UF

Installation Details

Items: 8 windows and 2 doors

Certificate Issued: 18/08/2008

Work Completed: 18/07/2008

This certificate data was retrieved from FENSA's database

What is FENSA? FENSA (Fenestration Self-Assessment Scheme) is a government-authorised scheme that monitors building regulation compliance for replacement windows and doors. Certificates indicate that work was completed by FENSA-approved installers.

Price history

81% since 2008

Event Date Price % change
Sold 14/11/2025 (6 months ago) £240,000 +41.2%
Sold 20/05/2016 (10 years ago) £170,000 +9.7%
Sold 21/09/2015 (10 years ago) £155,000 +17.1%
Sold 24/06/2008 (17 years ago) £132,400

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Crown copyright.

Sold Comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Data from Land Registry Price Paid.

Address Price Date Type
25 GILTBROOK CRESCENT, GILTBROOK, NOTTINGHAM, BROXTOWE, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, NG16 2GH £185,000 19/12/2023 Detached
21 WENLOCK CLOSE, GILTBROOK, NOTTINGHAM, BROXTOWE, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, NG16 2WF £221,000 15/12/2023 Detached
27 BRACKENFIELD DRIVE, GILTBROOK, NOTTINGHAM, BROXTOWE, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, NG16 2US £360,000 30/11/2023 Detached
Same street 5 ACORN AVENUE, GILTBROOK, NOTTINGHAM, BROXTOWE, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, NG16 2UF £220,000 17/11/2023 Detached
2 MORDEN ROAD, GILTBROOK, NOTTINGHAM, BROXTOWE, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, NG16 2WA £225,000 09/11/2023 Detached
11 WENLOCK CLOSE, GILTBROOK, NOTTINGHAM, BROXTOWE, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, NG16 2WF £217,500 25/10/2023 Detached
5 THORN DRIVE, NEWTHORPE, NOTTINGHAM, BROXTOWE, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, NG16 2BH £192,000 23/10/2023 Detached
Same street 48 ACORN AVENUE, GILTBROOK, NOTTINGHAM, BROXTOWE, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, NG16 2UF £166,000 12/10/2023 Detached
Same street 64 ACORN AVENUE, GILTBROOK, NOTTINGHAM, BROXTOWE, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, NG16 2UF £495,000 28/09/2023 Detached
Same street 68 ACORN AVENUE, GILTBROOK, NOTTINGHAM, BROXTOWE, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, NG16 2UF £390,000 31/08/2023 Detached
Same street 7 ACORN AVENUE, GILTBROOK, NOTTINGHAM, BROXTOWE, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, NG16 2UF £232,500 07/07/2023 Terraced
6 FOXGLOVE ROAD, NEWTHORPE, NOTTINGHAM, BROXTOWE, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, NG16 2BG £263,500 05/05/2023 Detached
Same street 74 ACORN AVENUE, GILTBROOK, NOTTINGHAM, BROXTOWE, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, NG16 2UF £390,000 20/04/2023 Detached
6 VERONICA DRIVE, GILTBROOK, NOTTINGHAM, BROXTOWE, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, NG16 2UE £240,000 22/12/2022 Detached
6 VERONICA DRIVE, GILTBROOK, NOTTINGHAM, BROXTOWE, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, NG16 2UE £240,000 20/12/2022 Detached
383 NOTTINGHAM ROAD, NEWTHORPE, NOTTINGHAM, BROXTOWE, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, NG16 2EB £260,000 19/12/2022 Detached
47 GILTBROOK CRESCENT, GILTBROOK, NOTTINGHAM, BROXTOWE, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, NG16 2GH £265,000 11/11/2022 Detached
56A SMITHURST ROAD, GILTBROOK, NOTTINGHAM, BROXTOWE, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, NG16 2UD £333,000 21/10/2022 Detached
Same street 86 ACORN AVENUE, GILTBROOK, NOTTINGHAM, BROXTOWE, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, NG16 2UF £325,000 19/10/2022 Detached
15 BRACKENFIELD DRIVE, GILTBROOK, NOTTINGHAM, BROXTOWE, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, NG16 2US £300,000 14/10/2022 Detached
Same street 80 ACORN AVENUE, GILTBROOK, NOTTINGHAM, BROXTOWE, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, NG16 2UF £325,000 07/10/2022 Detached
2 FOXGLOVE ROAD, NEWTHORPE, NOTTINGHAM, BROXTOWE, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, NG16 2BG £287,000 09/09/2022 Detached
Same street 84 ACORN AVENUE, GILTBROOK, NOTTINGHAM, BROXTOWE, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, NG16 2UF £370,000 08/09/2022 Detached
13 HAMPDEN STREET, GILTBROOK, NOTTINGHAM, BROXTOWE, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, NG16 2FQ £150,000 02/09/2022 Detached
26 SMITHURST ROAD, GILTBROOK, NOTTINGHAM, BROXTOWE, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, NG16 2UD £300,000 26/08/2022 Detached
Same street 82 ACORN AVENUE, GILTBROOK, NOTTINGHAM, BROXTOWE, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, NG16 2UF £365,000 18/08/2022 Detached
87 SMITHURST ROAD, GILTBROOK, NOTTINGHAM, BROXTOWE, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, NG16 2UD £276,000 25/07/2022 Detached
3 MORDEN ROAD, GILTBROOK, NOTTINGHAM, BROXTOWE, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, NG16 2WA £300,000 19/07/2022 Detached
20 BAKER ROAD, GILTBROOK, NOTTINGHAM, BROXTOWE, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, NG16 2GA £215,000 04/07/2022 Detached
24 GILTBROOK CRESCENT, GILTBROOK, NOTTINGHAM, BROXTOWE, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, NG16 2GH £235,000 27/06/2022 Detached
Same street 7 ACORN AVENUE, GILTBROOK, NOTTINGHAM, BROXTOWE, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, NG16 2UF £175,000 17/12/2021 Terraced
Same street 25 ACORN AVENUE, GILTBROOK, NOTTINGHAM, BROXTOWE, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, NG16 2UF £200,000 10/12/2021 Semi-detached
Same street 26 ACORN AVENUE, GILTBROOK, NOTTINGHAM, BROXTOWE, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, NG16 2UF £210,000 13/08/2021 Detached

Street average: £297,192 (13 sales)

Area average: £253,250 (20 sales)

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 11.1%
10y growth 27%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Broxtowe. Series: Detached. As of March 2026.

1y (index) -0.7%
5y (index) 21.4%
10y (index) 65.1%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Broxtowe. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £862/mo
Realistic £958/mo
Optimistic £1,054/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Broxtowe.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Nottingham: £748/mo (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026)

Location

Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type Name Distance
Bus stop Baker Road 0.1 miles
Bus stop Veronica Drive 0.1 miles
Shop Sue's Unisex Hair Salon 0.8 miles
Shop Greasley Stores 1.1 miles
Train station Ilkeston 1.9 miles
Train station Langley Mill 2.0 miles
University Clinical Sciences 5.5 miles
University Chaucer Study Space 6.4 miles
Hospital Priory Hospital Arnold 7.4 miles

Street-level crime

Category Count
Violence and sexual offences 36
Shoplifting 19
Criminal damage and arson 16
Anti-social behaviour 10
Burglary 5
Other theft 5
Vehicle crime 5
Public order 4
Robbery 3
Possession of weapons 2
Total incidents 105

Within 1 mile during Apr 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name Type Distance Ofsted
The Priory Catholic Voluntary Academy Primary 0.5 miles Good — 14 Jan 2020
Gilthill Primary School Primary 0.6 miles Good — 13 Nov 2022
The Florence Nightingale Academy Primary 0.6 miles Good — 24 May 2023
Greasley Beauvale Primary and Nursery School Primary 0.7 miles Good — 2 Dec 2021
Progression 2 Work Other 0.8 miles Good — 24 Jul 2022

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.

Title Rent Beds Distance As seen on
3 Bed Detached House, Tennyson Square, NG16 £1,195/mo 3 1.11 miles OpenRent

Average rent: £1,195/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.5%
Max investor price (0.8%) £149,375
Target investor price (1%) £119,500
Gross yield 6%
Cost-to-rent ratio 16.7×
Monthly cashflow £105/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term
Cash-on-cash ROI 1.8%
  • Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
  • Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
  • Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
  • Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
  • Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
  • Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
  • ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).