42 Cornflower Way is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Hatfield (AL10 9FY). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since November 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Main heating runs on electricity. At 44 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 41 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 41–141 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B across 41 units on file.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 2.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £165,000 sits 61% above the 2024 sale of £102,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£216/sq ft) was about 16.6% below the postcode norm. At 44 m² it sits well below the postcode median (73 m² across 40 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £102,500 in September 2024.
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42 Cornflower Way has no planning applications on record.
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42 Cornflower Way valuation runs notably under the typical sold price in this postcode.
£165,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.2% per year over 17 years.
£102,500
Growth on file: 2.2% per year over 17 years.
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42 Cornflower Way is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£2,330
Street avg £3,850
Floor Area
44 m²
Street avg 48 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Crime
9/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Campion Road — 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
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
23 September 2024Most recent
£102,500
+5.1%over 4 years15 June 2020
£97,500
+37.3%over 12 years31 July 2007
£71,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL10 9FY: £197,000 (2025–2022).
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.7 t/year
Street avg 2.0 t/year
AL10 9HZ
Closest school
0.5 km
Green Lanes Primary School. 13 schools nearby.
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