5 Ground Lane, Hatfield, AL10 0HJ
About 5 Ground Lane
5 Ground Lane is a detached house in Hatfield (AL10 0HJ). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
At 95 m² it sits well below the postcode median (155 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: HMO conversion approved in 2019. Past consents include HMO conversion and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£460/sq ft) was about 172.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in July 2018, so it's been off the market for around 8 years.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 8 October 2029
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Planning history
1 application on record at 5 Ground Lane, Hatfield, AL10 0HJ
- Jan 2019HMOFullOutcome in report
Change of use from class C3 (dwelling house) to class C4 (HMO)
Change of Use- Reference
- 6/2018/2844/FULL
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Sales history & valuation
£497,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£470,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
4 July 2018Most recent
£470,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in AL10 0HJ: £285,000 (2021–2001).
Versus other Ground Lane homes
EPC Rating for 5 Ground Lane lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
55 (D)
Street avg 63 (D)
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 136 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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Crime
359/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Cecil Crescent — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Countess Anne Church of England School. 14 schools nearby.
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