7 Gresley Close, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7QA
About 7 Gresley Close
7 Gresley Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 7QA). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in September 2016 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
At 116 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 and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £792,000 is 20% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£529/sq ft) was about 123.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2020 for £660,000.
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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
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Window efficiency improved
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Dec 2020Garage ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension and partial garage conversion including alterations to fenestration
Extension- Reference
- 6/2020/2816/HOUSE
- Jun 2006Garage ConversionFullIn report
CONVERSION OF GARAGE AND EXTERNAL ALTERATIONS
- Reference
- N6/2006/0594/FP
What's in 7 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
Sale price has at least doubled since 2000.
£792,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 20 years.
£660,000
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
23 July 2020Most recent
£660,000
-12.0%over 2 years20 December 2017
£750,000
+183.0%over 17 years31 July 2000
£265,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL8 7QA: £680,000 (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
£645,00025 Gresley Close, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7QA
Sold Jan 2020
£687,500
Everything we know about 7 Gresley Close, in one report
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Versus other Gresley Close homes
EPC Rating for 7 Gresley Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,690
Street avg £4,122
Floor Area
116 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 3.8 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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