What type of property is 97 Gresley Close, AL8 7QA?

97 Gresley Close, AL8 7QA is a 2-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

What did 97 Gresley Close, AL8 7QA sell for?

97 Gresley Close, AL8 7QA last sold for £325,000 in December 2022, around 3 years ago. Land Registry has 7 sales on record going back to £52,000 in May 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 97 Gresley Close, AL8 7QA appreciated in value?

Across 7 sales between May 1996 and December 2022, 97 Gresley Close, AL8 7QA rose from £52,000 to £325,000, a change of £273,000. That works out to roughly +7.2% per year compounded over 27 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 97 Gresley Close, AL8 7QA?

The current EPC rating for 97 Gresley Close, AL8 7QA is E with a score of 49 out of 100, lodged in March 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 97 Gresley Close, AL8 7QA?

97 Gresley Close, AL8 7QA has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (495 sq ft), around 23 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 38% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in AL8 7QA. Source: EPC Register.

How is 97 Gresley Close, AL8 7QA heated?

The latest EPC at 97 Gresley Close, AL8 7QA records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 97 Gresley Close, AL8 7QA?

97 Gresley Close, AL8 7QA is in council tax band C.

Where is 97 Gresley Close, AL8 7QA located?

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

How safe is the area around 97 Gresley Close, AL8 7QA?

Police records around 97 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.

Which schools serve 97 Gresley Close, AL8 7QA?

The closest primary school to 97 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 97 Gresley Close, AL8 7QA?

The closest bus stop to 97 Gresley Close, AL8 7QA is Pentley Park, 306m away. The nearest bus option is Bus Station, 543m away.

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97 Gresley Close, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7QA

7 sales on record

Property type

End terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

46 m²

495 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 49

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 97 Gresley Close

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

97 Gresley Close is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 7QA). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 46 m² it sits well below the postcode median (83 m² across 32 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£656/sq ft) was about 177.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2022 at £325,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Outside

Communal gardenYes
ParkingAllocated

Building

RefurbishedYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

97 Gresley Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

E49

Main Heating

Electric & Gas

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 97 Gresley Close, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7QA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

97 Gresley Close has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

97 Gresley Close has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£337,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 27 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£325,000

Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 27 years.

Sales timeline

8 December 2022Most recent
£325,000
+46.1%over 7 years
12 December 2014
£222,500
+191.6%over 8 years
17 May 2006
£76,305
-52.3%over 11 months
14 June 2005
£160,000
+12.7%over 1 year
10 March 2004
£142,000
+108.8%over 6 years
14 September 1997
£68,000
+30.8%over 1 year
30 May 1996
£52,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL8 7QA: £680,000 (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 price per m², 97 Gresley Close stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£7,065

Street avg £4,076

Strongly above

Floor Area

46 m²

Street avg 86 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.2 t/year

Street avg 3.8 t/year

Above

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Area

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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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