The Birches, Hatfield
The Birches, Hatfield
Description & Estimates
The Birches, Hatfield is recorded publicly as a modern freehold house across 2,034 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 695 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 4 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of The Birches, Hatfield is £944,661 and its rental estimate is £2,943 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
School Lane, Essendon, Hatfield, AL9 falls within the AL9 postal district, in the borough of Welwyn Hatfield.
Our Data Sources
The Birches, Hatfield has 31 entries in the Land Registry , most recently in March 2017 and a single entry in the EPC database dated June 2014.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 1 out of 5 and is considered of low accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
The condition of a property plays an important role in determining its value, with the degree of impact varying by property type, size and location.
For The Birches, Hatfield, we estimate a market value of £991,894 and a rental value of £3,090 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £878,535 and £2,737 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, The Birches, Hatfield has seen its estimated sale value fall by £196 (0.0%) and its estimated rental value move up by £125 per month (4.2%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 3.7%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for The Birches, Hatfield as measuring 695 m2.
That makes it the 3rd largest plot in the postcode, where all 3 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
The Birches, Hatfield has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of D. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 30 Jun 2014.
The property is not connected to mains gas and has fully double glazed windows. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of The Birches, Hatfield completed on 31st March 2017 at £845,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 the property has sold 3 times.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 11.9% over the period since March 2017.
- Sold Mar 2017£845,000
- Sold Jan 2003£677,500
- Sold Nov 2000£303,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to The Birches, Hatfield have sold within a radius of 3.4 kilometres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 23rd March 2018, was 56, High Road, Hatfield, AL9 6AP, a freehold house which sold for £740,000.
Read more about house prices in AL9.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 16 addresses on School Lane, Essendon, Hatfield, AL9, The Birches, Hatfield comes out as the 2nd largest and the 2nd most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £224k more expensive than the average property across the AL9 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 200mEssendon CofE (VC) Primary School
- 3.0kmCommonswood Primary & Nursery School
- 3.3kmBayford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
- 4.4kmChancellor's School
- 4.7kmOnslow St Audrey's School
- 4.8kmRidgeway Academy
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Public Transport Nearby
From The Birches, Hatfield, the nearest station is Bayford, 4.0 kilometres away.
- 4.0kmBayford
- 4.3kmHatfield (Herts)
- 4.9kmWelham Green
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
