What kind of home is 29 Gresley Close, AL8 7QA?

29 Gresley Close, AL8 7QA is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 29 Gresley Close, AL8 7QA?

29 Gresley Close, AL8 7QA last sold for £182,000 in July 2000, around 26 years ago. Before that, it sold for £100,000 in June 1996, so prices have been rising over 4 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 29 Gresley Close, AL8 7QA?

Across 2 sales between June 1996 and July 2000, 29 Gresley Close, AL8 7QA rose from £100,000 to £182,000, a change of £82,000. That works out to roughly +16.1% per year compounded over 4 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 29 Gresley Close, AL8 7QA?

The current EPC rating for 29 Gresley Close, AL8 7QA is C with a score of 70 out of 100, lodged in January 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 29 Gresley Close, AL8 7QA?

29 Gresley Close, AL8 7QA has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (840 sq ft), around 26 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 8% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in AL8 7QA. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 29 Gresley Close, AL8 7QA use?

The latest EPC at 29 Gresley Close, AL8 7QA records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 29 Gresley Close, AL8 7QA have?

29 Gresley Close, AL8 7QA has council approval for single-storey extension granted in June 2013 under ref. N6/2013/0852/FP. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 29 Gresley Close, AL8 7QA?

29 Gresley Close, AL8 7QA is in council tax band E.

Which area is 29 Gresley Close, AL8 7QA in?

29 Gresley Close, AL8 7QA sits in Welwyn Garden City. It falls within the AL8 postcode district in Hertfordshire.

Is 29 Gresley Close, AL8 7QA in a safe area?

Police records around 29 Gresley Close, AL8 7QA show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 40% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 29 Gresley Close, AL8 7QA?

The closest primary school to 29 Gresley Close, AL8 7QA is Templewood Primary School (615m), one of 17 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Monk's Walk School (1.6km), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 29 Gresley Close, AL8 7QA?

The closest bus stop to 29 Gresley Close, AL8 7QA is Pentley Park, 306m away. The nearest bus option is Bus Station, 543m away.

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29 Gresley Close, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7QA

1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

78 m²

840 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 70

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Social Rental

Overview

About 29 Gresley Close

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

29 Gresley Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 7QA). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).

Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in July 2000. Across 1996–2000, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £524,000 sits 187.9% above the 2000 sale of £182,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2013. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs).

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Risks

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Sold prices

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1

Energy

Energy performance

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

EPC Rating

C70

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.8 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 29 Gresley Close, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7QA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

29 Gresley Close has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.

Jun 2013
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Single storey
Erection of single storey front and rear extension
Documents
4 docs on file
Reference
N6/2013/0852/FP
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What's in 29 Gresley Close, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7QA's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

29 Gresley Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).

Current estimate

£524,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 16.1% per year over 4 years.

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Last sold (2000)

£182,000

Growth on file: 16.1% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

4 July 2000Most recent
£182,000
+82.0%over 4 years
27 June 1996
£100,000

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

Nearby sales in AL8 7QA

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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.

CO₂ Emissions for 29 Gresley Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,333

Street avg £4,234

Strongly below

Floor Area

78 m²

Street avg 85 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

2.8 t/year

Street avg 3.8 t/year

Strongly above

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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.

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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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