10 Broom Close is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Hatfield (AL10 9DL). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from 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 86), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 9.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£398/sq ft) was about 92% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: HMO conversion approved in 2020. Past consents include HMO conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £360,000 in September 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate of lawfulness for the existing use as HMO for 4 tenants.
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Price for 10 Broom Close has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
£387,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.8% per year over 25 years.
£360,000
Growth on file: 9.8% per year over 25 years.
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Years Held for 10 Broom Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,286
Street avg £3,031
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Crime
9/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Tudor Close — bus stop.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Cavity wall insulation installed
23 September 2022Most recent
£360,000
+97.3%over 17 years20 May 2005
£182,500
+403.4%over 7 years16 March 1998
£36,250
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL10 9DL: £340,000 (2022–2021).
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
AL10 9FH
Closest school
0.8 km
De Havilland Primary School. 11 schools nearby.
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