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23 Gresley Close, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7QA

3 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
122 m²
1313 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 62
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 23 Gresley Close

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

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

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D62
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 23 Gresley Close, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7QA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

A a loft conversion application was refused at 23 Gresley Close in 2022.

  1. Sept 2022
    Loft ConversionFull
    In 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
    View planning record
  2. Jun 2015
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Two storey · Rear of property

    Erection of two storey rear extension

    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    N6/2015/0822/FP
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2000.

Current estimate

£780,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 17 years.

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Last sold (2017)

£670,000

Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 23 November 2017Most recent

    £670,000

    +143.6%over 17 years
  2. 10 September 2000

    £275,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL8 7QA: £660,000 (2022–2020).

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On the street

Versus other Gresley Close homes

Four headline reads against 32 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On co₂ emissions, 23 Gresley Close runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£5,492

Street avg £4,128

Above

Floor Area

122 m²

Street avg 84 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.5 t/year

Street avg 3.7 t/year

Strongly below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Welwyn Garden City district page.

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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