Homes in Forest Town sell for a median £207,500
That is the middle of 769 standard sales recorded by HM Land Registry from September 2023 to August 2026, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. The typical home sells for 5.7 times as much as in 1995. Below: what each type of home sells for, the spread of prices, every year since 1995, new builds, the busiest streets and the neighbours. Rents and council tax are on Cost of living.
Half of Forest Town’s sales are detached houses
769 homes sold in three years: 375 detached houses, 277 semi-detached houses, 115 terraced houses and 2 flats and maisonettes.
median sale · 375 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £228K–£323K
- Last 12 months
- £285K115 sold
- New build
- £271K
median sale · 277 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £153K–£206K
- Last 12 months
- £165K72 sold
- New build
- £221K
median sale · 115 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £133K–£179K
- Last 12 months
- £165K31 sold
Flats and maisonettes: 2 sold
Too few sales for a card of their own.
Mostly detached: half of homes sold stand on their own plot
Standard sales, Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. A median needs 5 sales of a type; “middle half” is the 25th to 75th percentile of 10 or more.
Half of Forest Town’s homes sold for between £165K and £270K
One sale in ten was under £140K and one in ten over £335K. 67% sold for under £250K.
The median, £207,500, sits in the £200–250K band
769 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 5.7 times as much as in 1995, in step with England
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £37,500 in 1995 to £213,500 in the last 12 months (£165,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
218 sales in the last 12 months, against 495 in 2002, the busiest year, and 111 in 2009. Sales fell by 75% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 6%.
Forest Town costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Forest Town, every standard sale in England, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
Terraced houses rose the most since 1995
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £50K | £72K | £169K | £162K | £178K | £230K | £285K |
| Semi-detached houses | £32K | £38K | £97K | £93K | £102K | £140K | £165K |
| Terraced houses | £26K | £27K | £80K | £85K | £98K | £125K | £165K |
Calendar years; a year’s median needs 5 sales of the type, so gaps are years with fewer.
Prices are as paid, not adjusted for inflation. Standard (category A) sales only; Land Registry adds a sale when it is registered, so the newest months fill in later.
6% of homes sold in the last 12 months were new builds
2,214 new homes have been sold in Forest Town since 1995; the share peaked at 34% in 2020.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £258,500
against £200,000 for a home sold on, 29% more, over three years. New homes are often a different mix from the homes sold on, so part of the gap is size and type.
2% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 1.3% sold leasehold in Forest Town. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Forest Road is Forest Town’s busiest street, with 17 sales in three years
57 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 13 of them ten or more. A busy street is often a new estate selling its first homes, or a long road of terraces and flats.
| # | Street | Postcode area | Sales | Median | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forest Road | NG21 | 17 | £162,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 2 | Waterfield Way | NG21 | 14 | £323,750 | Mostly detached houses |
| 3 | First Oak Drive | NG21 | 13 | £253,000 | Mixed |
| 4 | Lister Lane | NG19 | 13 | £242,495 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 5 | Goldcrest Road | NG19 | 12 | £331,500 | Mostly detached houses |
| 6 | Sanderling Way | NG19 | 12 | £195,000 | Mixed |
| 7 | Lamblit Close | NG19 | 11 | £375,000 | Mixed · new builds |
| 8 | Sorrell Square | NG21 | 11 | £230,000 | Mixed |
| 9 | Bluebell Wood Lane | NG21 | 11 | £200,000 | Mixed |
| 10 | Mansfield Road | NG21 | 11 | £181,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 11 | Ellesmere Road | NG19 | 10 | £245,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 12 | Jenner Road | NG19 | 10 | £241,370 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 13 | Siena Gardens | NG19 | 10 | £221,500 | Mostly detached houses |
| 14 | Dodsley Way | NG21 | 9 | £300,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 15 | Spengler Drive | NG19 | 9 | £252,495 | Mixed · new builds |
Lamblit Close: £375,000
Greendale Crescent: £108,600
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 3.5 times the cheapest’s. Street medians mix types: a street of detached houses beats one of flats.
Standard sales with a street name, grouped by street and postcode district (Sep 2023 to Aug 2026); a name used in two districts shows the district. Medians only: we don’t list individual sales.
Forest Town is the 29th most expensive of 49 towns in Nottinghamshire
Forest Town is in the middle of Nottinghamshire’s towns to buy in; the typical UK town’s median is £277,000.
Towns of 2,500 or more in Nottinghamshire with 10+ standard sales; each links to its own Housing page.
Forest Town’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Mansfield Woodhouse.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Town | — | £208K | 218 | +60% |
| Mansfield Woodhouse | 2 | £180K | 181 | +49% |
| Mansfield | 2.6 | £190K | 650 | +46% |
| Market Warsop | 3 | £204K | 84 | +66% |
| Rainworth | 3.2 | £190K | 97 | +58% |
| Church Warsop | 3.8 | £183K | 19 | +35% |
| Edwinstowe | 3.8 | £269K | 96 | +68% |
| Meden Vale | 4.3 | £141K | 18 | +76% |
Median: standard sales over three years (10+ needed). Since 2016: the median over three years against 2016’s. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about property prices in Forest Town
What is the average house price in Forest Town?
The median home in Forest Town sold for £207,500 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 769 standard sales (£213,500 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £270,000, semi-detached houses £175,000 and terraced houses £155,000.
Are house prices going up in Forest Town?
The median was £217,047 in 2025, up 8% on 2024 (£201,000), and £213,500 in the last 12 months. A town’s median moves with the mix of homes sold each year as well as with prices.
How many homes sell in Forest Town each year?
218 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 357 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Forest Town?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Lamblit Close (NG19, £375,000), Imperial Road (NG19, £346,750) and Goldcrest Road (NG19, £331,500).
How much does a new build cost in Forest Town?
New homes sold for a median £258,500 over three years, against £200,000 for homes sold on. New builds were 10% of sales.
Is Forest Town expensive for Nottinghamshire?
Forest Town is the 29th most expensive of 49 towns of 2,500 or more in Nottinghamshire by median sale price.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid, every standard sale since January 1995 (yearly files of 28 September 2026), inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary by postcode (ONS Postcode Directory) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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