2 Barlow Close, Hatfield, AL10 9GZ

2 Barlow Close is a six-bedroom detached house in Hatfield (AL10 9GZ). It has a recorded floor area of 195 m² (around 2099 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows a C (score 70). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since March 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89). The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since June 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 195 m² the property is well over the postcode median (107 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £792,000 sits 58.4% above the 2010 sale of £500,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£238/sq ft) was about 30.3% below the postcode norm. 8 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 5 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.