Photo: Tom Courtney · CC BY-SA 2.0The median home in Rainworth sells for £190,000
That is the middle of 324 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 5.4 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.
43% of Rainworth’s sales are semi-detached houses
324 homes sold in three years: 124 detached houses, 139 semi-detached houses and 61 terraced houses.
median sale · 124 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £215K–£300K
- Last 12 months
- £251K40 sold
- New build
- £375K
median sale · 139 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £155K–£210K
- Last 12 months
- £180K44 sold
- New build
- £245K
median sale · 61 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £128K–£161K
- Last 12 months
- £140K13 sold
A mixed market: no one type makes up more than 43% of sales
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 Rainworth’s homes sold for between £156K and £240K
One sale in ten was under £129K and one in ten over £300K. 79% sold for under £250K.
The median, £190,000, sits in the £150–200K band
324 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 5.4 times as much as in 1995, in step with England
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £37,250 in 1995 to £200,000 in the last 12 months (£140,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
97 sales in the last 12 months, against 237 in 2004, the busiest year, and 63 in 2009. Sales fell by 64% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 12%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 36% more sales than 2020.
Rainworth costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Rainworth, 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 | £55K | £59K | £141K | £163K | £135K | £200K | £251K |
| Semi-detached houses | £35K | £37K | £90K | £90K | £101K | £135K | £180K |
| Terraced houses | £27K | £31K | £80K | £77K | £78K | £104K | £140K |
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
422 new homes have been sold in Rainworth since 1995; the share peaked at 31% in 2017.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
A new home sold for a median £296,245
against £186,500 for a home sold on, 59% 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.
0% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 0% sold leasehold in Rainworth. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Southwell Road East is Rainworth’s busiest street, with 26 sales in three years
23 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 5 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 | Southwell Road East | NG21 | 26 | £226,000 | Mixed |
| 2 | Blueberry Avenue | NG21 | 14 | £298,995 | Mostly detached houses · new builds |
| 3 | Linnet Drive | NG21 | 13 | £230,000 | Mixed |
| 4 | Rufford Avenue | NG21 | 12 | £167,750 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 5 | Nightjar Way | NG21 | 10 | £235,000 | Mixed |
| 6 | Sherwood Road | NG21 | 9 | £180,000 | Mixed |
| 7 | Tudor Crescent | NG21 | 9 | £160,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 8 | South Avenue | NG21 | 9 | £145,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 9 | Westbrook Drive | NG21 | 8 | £206,500 | Mostly detached houses |
| 10 | Python Hill Road | NG21 | 8 | £152,500 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 11 | Vera Crescent | NG21 | 8 | £127,750 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 12 | Diamond Avenue | NG21 | 7 | £310,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 13 | The Hay Fields | NG21 | 7 | £250,000 | Mixed |
| 14 | Curzon Close | NG21 | 7 | £205,000 | Mixed |
| 15 | Helmsley Road | NG21 | 6 | £222,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
Diamond Avenue: £310,000
Bevan Close: £125,000
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 2.5 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.
Rainworth is the 39th most expensive of 49 towns in Nottinghamshire
Rainworth 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.
Rainworth’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainworth | — | £190K | 97 | +58% |
| Blidworth | 1.3 | £177K | 54 | +73% |
| Ravenshead | 2.9 | £370K | 61 | +45% |
| Forest Town | 3.2 | £208K | 218 | +60% |
| Farnsfield | 3.6 | £348K | 27 | +14% |
| Bilsthorpe | 3.7 | £225K | 35 | +107% |
| Mansfield | 3.8 | £190K | 650 | +46% |
| Mansfield Woodhouse | 4.6 | £180K | 181 | +49% |
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 Rainworth
What is the average house price in Rainworth?
The median home in Rainworth sold for £190,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 324 standard sales (£200,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £249,997, semi-detached houses £175,000 and terraced houses £148,000.
Are house prices going up in Rainworth?
The median was £193,500 in 2025, up 8% on 2024 (£180,000), and £200,000 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 Rainworth each year?
97 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 133 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Rainworth?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Diamond Avenue (NG21, £310,000), Blueberry Avenue (NG21, £298,995) and The Hay Fields (NG21, £250,000).
How much does a new build cost in Rainworth?
New homes sold for a median £296,245 over three years, against £186,500 for homes sold on. New builds were 4.9% of sales.
Is Rainworth expensive for Nottinghamshire?
Rainworth is the 38th 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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