15 Gresley Close, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7QA
About 15 Gresley Close
15 Gresley Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 7QA). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1553 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2008) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). The latest certificate is from September 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since October 1997, a hold of 29 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 144 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 32 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £737,000 sits 360.6% above the 1997 sale of £160,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£103/sq ft) was about 58.1% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2002.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
15 Gresley Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Sept 2018
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Aug 2002
What's in 15 Gresley Close, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7QA's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
15 Gresley Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£737,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£160,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
31 October 1997Most recent
£160,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL8 7QA: £660,000 (2022–2020).
Nearby sales in AL8 7QA
97 Gresley Close, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7QA
Sold Dec 2022
£325,0003 Gresley Close, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7QA
Sold Nov 2022
£745,00019 Gresley Close, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7QA
Sold Oct 2022
£680,00075 Gresley Close, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7QA
Sold Feb 2021
£645,0007 Gresley Close, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7QA
Sold Jul 2020
£660,000
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Versus other Gresley Close homes
On price per m², 15 Gresley Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,109
Street avg £4,275
Floor Area
144 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Pentley Park — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Templewood Primary School. 20 schools nearby.
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