5 Birchwood Avenue, Hatfield, AL10 0PL

5 Birchwood Avenue is a three-bedroom detached house in Hatfield (AL10 0PL). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. At 75 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (75–130 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (76 versus a worst of 47). The latest certificate (May 2018) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since December 2014.

Untraded for 18 years, with the last transfer in July 2008. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 75 m² it's 19.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (94 m² median across 6 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 1995–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £301,000 is 36.8% above the 2008 sale price.