21 Broom Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Hatfield (AL10 9DL). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2017) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 14.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £374,000 is 16.9% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£437/sq ft) was about 111.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 8 years since the last transfer (April 2018). At 68 m² it's 15% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (80 m² median across 29 EPCs).
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
21 Broom Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
15applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sale price has at least doubled since 2012.
£374,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.7% per year over 5 years.
£320,000
Growth on file: 14.7% per year over 5 years.
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21 Broom Close is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
Price per m²
£4,706
Street avg £3,008
Floor Area
68 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 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
Upgraded to gas central heating
Connected to mains gas supply
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
26 April 2018Most recent
£320,000
+108.5%over 5 years18 December 2012
£153,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL10 9DL: £340,000 (2022–2021).
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
AL10 9HZ
Closest school
0.8 km
De Havilland Primary School. 11 schools nearby.
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