31 Gresley Close, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7QA
About 31 Gresley Close
31 Gresley Close is a six-bedroom detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 7QA). It has a recorded floor area of 153 m² (around 1647 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 153 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). 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £965,000 is 26.1% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£465/sq ft) was about 90.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in February 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.
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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
- Bedrooms6
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Utility roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
- Summer houseYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Oct 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
31 Gresley Close has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Jan 2011Garage ConversionFullIn report
Conversion of existing double garage into habitable space and widening existing car parking spaces
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- N6/2010/2751/FP
- Jun 2005ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION
- Reference
- N6/2005/0544/FP
What's in 31 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
Latest sale on 31 Gresley Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£965,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 14 years.
£765,000
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
12 February 2016Most recent
£765,000
+163.8%over 14 years4 September 2001
£290,000
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
Everything we know about 31 Gresley Close, in one report
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Versus other Gresley Close homes
On epc rating, 31 Gresley Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,000
Street avg £4,145
Floor Area
153 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
11 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 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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