25 Gresley Close, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7QA
About 25 Gresley Close
25 Gresley Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 7QA). It has a recorded floor area of 157 m² (around 1690 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2015) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 157 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 32 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £878,000 is 27.7% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£407/sq ft) was about 72.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £687,500 in January 2020.
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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
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Energy performance
25 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 May 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
25 Gresley Close has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Jan 2005ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey
ERECTION OF TWO STOREY REAR AND SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION AND MINOR ALTERATIONS TO FRONT ELEVATION
- Reference
- N6/2004/1685/FP
- Jan 2005ExtensionIn report
Extension: Two storey
ERECTION OF TWO STOREY REAR AND SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION AND MINOR ALTERATIONS TO FRONT ELEVATION
- Reference
- W6/2004/1686/EM
What's in 25 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£878,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£687,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 January 2020Most recent
£687,500
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
Everything we know about 25 Gresley Close, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Gresley Close homes
On floor area, 25 Gresley Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,379
Street avg £4,166
Floor Area
157 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 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.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.