5 Briars Lane is a semi-detached house in Hatfield (AL10 8EP). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2013) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since April 1998 — that's 28 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. At 128 m² the property is well over the postcode median (72 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £404,000 sits 442.3% above the 1998 sale of £74,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£54/sq ft) was about 87.9% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2000. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Dec 2023
Council records include a two-storey side extension at 5 Briars Lane.
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
ERECTION OF TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION
5 Briars Lane's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£404,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£74,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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On floor area, 5 Briars Lane stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
68 (D)
Street avg 68 (D)
Floor Area
128 m²
Street avg 66 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
Crime
9/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Hatfield ASDA — bus stop.
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Full planning data for 5 Briars Lane, Hatfield, AL10 8EP
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21 April 1998Most recent
£74,500
Median price across the last 3 sales in AL10 8EP: £346,000 (2017–2013).
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Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
AL10 8SZ
Closest school
0.2 km
Hatfield Community Free School. 12 schools nearby.