69 Jasmine Gardens, Hatfield, AL10 0BL

69 Jasmine Gardens is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Hatfield (AL10 0BL). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (November 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 3-band jump.

Held since July 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £247,000 sits 282.9% above the 1999 sale of £64,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£150/sq ft) was about 53.3% below the postcode norm. At 40 m² it's 23.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (52 m² median across 16 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.