18 Birchwood Close is a semi-detached house in Hatfield (AL10 0PP). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since September 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have lagged England HPI: -5.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £375,000 sits 108.3% above the 2015 sale of £180,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£194/sq ft) was about 20.2% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an annexe and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). On the market in April 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Mar 2024
A recent planning application at 18 Birchwood Close was refused — worth checking the council file.
Submission of details pursuant to Condition 1 (Arboricultural Method Statement and Tree Protection Plan) on planning permission 6/2025/0927/HOUSE
18 Birchwood Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£375,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -5.8% per year over 3 years.
£180,000
Growth on file: -5.8% per year over 3 years.
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18 Birchwood Close is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,093
Street avg £3,622
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
Crime
9/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Birchwood Avenue — bus stop.
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Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Full planning data for 18 Birchwood Close, Hatfield, AL10 0PP
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17 April 2015Most recent
£180,000
-16.9%over 3 years12 March 2012
£216,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL10 0PP: £445,000 (2024–2019).
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CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
AL10 0PD
Closest school
0.2 km
Birchwood Avenue Primary School. 13 schools nearby.