2 Almond Walk, Hatfield, AL10 8SY

2 Almond Walk is a five-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Hatfield (AL10 8SY). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.

Held since August 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2002–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 24.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £367,000 sits 74.8% above the 2006 sale of £210,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£203/sq ft) was about 26% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2017.