The Old Post Office, Retford
The Old Post Office, Retford
Description & Estimates
The Old Post Office, Retford is recorded publicly as a period freehold house across 1,323 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 322 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 4 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of The Old Post Office, Retford is £274,564 and its rental estimate is £1,183 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Babworth, Retford, DN22 falls within the DN22 postal district, in the borough of Bassetlaw.
Our Data Sources
The Old Post Office, Retford has 21 entries in the Land Registry , most recently in September 2017 and a single entry in the EPC database dated August 2013.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 1 out of 5 and is considered of low accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
The condition of a property plays an important role in determining its value, with the degree of impact varying by property type, size and location.
For The Old Post Office, Retford, we estimate a market value of £288,292 and a rental value of £1,243 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £255,345 and £1,101 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, The Old Post Office, Retford has seen its estimated sale value fall by £4,788 (1.7%) and its estimated rental value move up by £35 per month (2.9%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 5.2%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for The Old Post Office, Retford as measuring 322 m2.
That makes it the largest plot in the postcode, where 2 of the 8 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
The Old Post Office, Retford has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of G. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 18 Aug 2013.
The property is not connected to mains gas and has fully double glazed windows. It is heated using Room heaters, electric.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of The Old Post Office, Retford completed on 14th September 2017 at £198,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 the property has sold twice.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 14.9% over the period since September 2017.
- Sold Sep 2017£198,000
- Sold Oct 2006£140,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to The Old Post Office, Retford have sold within a radius of 1.6 kilometres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 6th February 2026, was 39, Ordsall Park Road, Retford, DN22 7PB, a freehold house which sold for £257,660.
Read more about house prices in DN22.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 61 addresses on Babworth, Retford, DN22, The Old Post Office, Retford comes out as the 32nd largest and the 37th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £36k more expensive than the average property across the DN22 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 1.4kmSt. Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
- 1.7kmOrdsall Primary School
- 1.8kmHallcroft Infant and Nursery School
- 1.2kmRetford Oaks Academy
- 2.1kmThe Elizabethan Academy
- 10.0kmOutwood Academy Portland
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Public Transport Nearby
From The Old Post Office, Retford, the nearest station is Retford, 1.8 kilometres away.
- 1.8kmRetford
- 9.8kmWorksop
- 12.9kmShireoaks
Available Internet Speeds
Broadband here reaches superfast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Superfast broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
