23 Gresley Close, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7QA
About 23 Gresley Close
23 Gresley Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 7QA). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1313 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2017) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
At 122 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 32 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £780,000 is 16.4% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£510/sq ft) was about 109.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 years since the last transfer (November 2017).
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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
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A a loft conversion application was refused at 23 Gresley Close in 2022.
- Sept 2022Loft ConversionFullIn report
Erection of single storey rear extension, first floor front extension & loft conversion including raising existing roof height, addition of rear dormer & rooflights to front
Extension- Reference
- 6/2022/1566/HOUSE
- Jun 2015ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Erection of two storey rear extension
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- N6/2015/0822/FP
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2000.
£780,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 17 years.
£670,000
Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
23 November 2017Most recent
£670,000
+143.6%over 17 years10 September 2000
£275,000
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 co₂ emissions, 23 Gresley Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,492
Street avg £4,128
Floor Area
122 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 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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