48 Birchwood Close is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Hatfield (AL10 0PP). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in March 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88). The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£443/sq ft) was about 92.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 6 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 106 m² it's 17.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (90 m² median across 35 EPCs). Last sale on file: £505,000 in October 2024.
48 Birchwood Close has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Prior approval for erection of single storey rear extension with render finish, flat roof and parapet measuring 4m. deep, 2.95m. high and 2.75 m. to the eaves
Latest sale on 48 Birchwood Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£497,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 12 years.
£505,000
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 12 years.
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Years Held for 48 Birchwood Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,764
Street avg £3,379
Floor Area
106 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 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
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Prior approval for erection of single storey rear extension with render finish, flat roof and parapet
Full planning data for 48 Birchwood Close, Hatfield, AL10 0PP
4 more on this property, plus every nearby application and full decision details, in the report.
4 October 2024Most recent
£505,000
+16.1%over 4 years25 August 2020
£435,000
+87.5%over 8 years17 August 2012
£232,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL10 0PP: £417,000 (2022–2016).
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Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
AL10 0UG
Closest school
0.2 km
Birchwood Avenue Primary School. 13 schools nearby.