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31 Gresley Close, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7QA

2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
6
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
153 m²
1647 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 73
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 31 Gresley Close

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

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

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

  • Bedrooms6
  • Bathrooms2
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • Utility roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • DrivewayYes
  • Summer houseYes

Building

  • Previously extendedYes
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 Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Oct 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C73
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 31 Gresley Close, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7QA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

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

  1. Jan 2011
    Garage ConversionFull
    In 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
    View planning record
  2. Jun 2005
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION

    Reference
    N6/2005/0544/FP
    View planning record

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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Latest sale on 31 Gresley Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£965,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 14 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2016)

£765,000

Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 12 February 2016Most recent

    £765,000

    +163.8%over 14 years
  2. 4 September 2001

    £290,000

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 epc rating, 31 Gresley Close stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£5,000

Street avg £4,145

Above

Floor Area

153 m²

Street avg 83 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

11 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.5 t/year

Street avg 3.7 t/year

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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

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