AREA DECISION REPORT
Mansfield area decision report
Balanced shortlist area
Median affordability sits at 5.8x in 2025, which reads as stretch. Gigabit availability is 92.5% with median download at Unavailable. 4G strong coverage reaches 99.7% and 5G reaches 44.9% in the current area summary. Nearby planning activity is quiet in the current area radius. 3 featured postcodes are ready for deeper due-diligence follow-up.
Live across price, affordability, connectivity, planning, and postcode follow-up | Sold prices through 25 Jun 2026 · Affordability year 2025 · Broadband source year 2024 · Mobile source year 2025
- Median sold price, last 5 years £175,000Based on 9,309 sales · Latest sale in data: 25 Jun 2026
- Affordability StretchMedian ratio 5.8x in 2025
- Gigabit availability 92.5%Ofcom source year 2024
- 4G strong coverage 99.7%Area-level mobile source year 2025
- Nearby planning QuietCurrent applications plus recent decisions linked to the area radius
Area summary
Use this summary to decide whether this shortlist survives, then move into postcode-level due diligence where the evidence looks strongest.
Affordability and price
Stretch at 5.8xMedian house-price-to-earnings ratio is 5.8x in 2025, with a median house price of £188,000 and residence earnings of £32,525.
Broadband
Gigabit 92.5%Gigabit availability is 92.5%, with median download at Unavailable and below-USO share at 0%.
Mobile
4G 99.7% · 5G 44.9%4G strong-coverage share is 99.7%, with 5G at 44.9% in the current area-level summary.
Planning watch
No nearby matchesNo nearby planning rows matched Mansfield in the current live coverage yet.
Schools
24 nearby school rows24 nearby school rows matched postcode area NG20 0GD for Mansfield. Use the schools flow to compare them in more detail.
Transport
736 mapped stopsMansfield currently links 736 mapped transport stops, including 724 local bus or tram access points and 12 rail or metro stops. Where NaPTAN status is present, 639 stops are marked active and 97 inactive. Top localities include Mansfield (227), Mansfield Woodhouse (100), Ladybrook (45).
Local business
Score 100/100Mansfield currently links 492 mapped local businesses across 8 tracked categories. Top amenity groups include 148 food and drink, 100 grocery, 77 personal services. The current amenity availability signal scores 100/100.
Jobs
842 online job adverts observedMansfield local authority · May 2026. Same geography one year earlier: 932 online job adverts observed in May 2025.
Postcode follow-up
3 featured postcodes3 featured postcodes are ready for deeper due-diligence follow-up under Mansfield.
Crime
Latest month 1,180Mansfield recorded 1,180 crimes in Jun 2026. Rolling twelve month context shows 12,952, with a 0.1% rise against the prior twelve months and violence and sexual offences as the top recorded type. Nottinghamshire Police contributes the largest matched force share in the latest month.
Local business
This area-level OSM snapshot shows the amenity mix currently mapped around Mansfield, so you can judge everyday convenience before you spend more time on postcode-level checks.
Amenity availability
Convenience score 100/100
Basis: nearest matching geography. Area local-business counts use postcode tags first and nearest-postcode fallback when the OSM record has no usable postcode tag.
Amenity group
Food and drink
148 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by fast food (79), cafe (35), restaurant (34).
Amenity group
Grocery
100 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by convenience (66), supermarket (22), bakery (6).
Amenity group
Personal services
77 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by hairdresser (59), beauty (18).
Amenity group
Nightlife
67 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by pub (61), bar (6).
Compare against another area
Keep at least one alternative area in view while you weigh cost, connectivity, planning pressure, and postcode follow-up coverage.
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Birmingham has 63,331 recorded sales with a median sold price of £220,400.
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Leeds has 60,832 recorded sales with a median sold price of £225,000.
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North Yorkshire has 59,996 recorded sales with a median sold price of £260,000.
Open area researchPostcodes worth checking next
These are the best current postcode follow-up routes from the live area brief, so use them to move from early shortlist thinking into deeper due diligence.
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NG20 0GD
NG20 0GD has 58 recorded sales with a median sold price of £282,495.
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NG18 2FG
NG18 2FG has 57 recorded sales with a median sold price of £195,000.
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NG19 0SE
NG19 0SE has 53 recorded sales with a median sold price of £195,995.
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