31 New Close

SG3 6NU

  • Semi-detached
  • Freehold
  • 4 bedrooms (estimate)
  • EPC D

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What the sales records show

From an older sale: a rough guide

£626,000

Range £532,000 to £720,000

Since last sale

+£391,000

+166.4% since Mar 2003, +4.2% a year

Rank in SG3 6NU

24th of 42

Postcode average £651,738

There is no floor area on record, so this is the home's last sale moved from March 2003 to August 2026 by the official UK House Price Index for North Hertfordshire, with the range widened the older the sale. It cannot see condition, layout or recent work, so it is not a valuation.

In short

31 New Close is a 4 bedroom freehold semi-detached in SG3.

There is no floor area on record, so its last sale has been moved to today by the official price index for North Hertfordshire: £532,000 to £720,000, about £626,000 in the middle.

That makes it the 24th highest of the 42 homes we can compare in SG3 6NU, where the middle figure averages £651,738.

It last sold for £235,000 in March 2003; the price index suggests it has gained about £391,000 since, roughly +4.2% a year.

Across North Hertfordshire, average prices rose 3.1% in the year to August 2026.

Where in the range would yours sell?

Condition and improvements usually decide it, and only someone who sees the home can say.

Lower end

£532,000

Middle

£626,000

Upper end

£720,000

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On the map

Where 31 New Close is

31 New Close on the map

This home and the completed sales its figure is worked out from. Choose a pin for the address, size and date.

The Land Registry records a sale by its postcode, so pins sit at the postcode, close to the home, not on its doorstep. Map: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.

Energy

How efficient the home is

Energy performance certificate

From the official register for 31 New Close, lodged 28 October 2008.

Ran out 28 October 2018
ScoreNowCould reach
92+A
81–91B
69–80C
55–68D
57D
59D
39–54E
21–38F
1–20G

Rating now

D57 points

Could reach

D59 points

2 points higher with the improvements below

Built
1950–1966
Solar panels
None recorded

What the assessor found

Each part of the home, with the certificate's own energy efficiency rating.

  • Walls

    Cavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

    Poor
  • Roof

    Roof room(s), insulated (assumed)

    Good
  • Floor

    Solid, no insulation (assumed)

    Not rated on the certificate

  • Heating

    Boiler and radiators, mains gas

    Very good
  • Heating controls

    Programmer, room thermostat and TRVs

    Average
  • Hot water

    From main system

    Very good
  • Lighting

    Low energy lighting in 10% of fixed outlets

    Poor
  • Second heating

    Room heaters, mains gas

    Not rated on the certificate

Estimated running costs

A year, now and after the recommended improvements.

£40 a year less after the improvements

Heating

£695now
£706after

Hot water

£103now
£103after

Lighting

£107now
£56after

The assessor's estimates at the energy prices in use when the certificate was made (2008), for a typical household. Today's bills will differ.

Improvements the certificate recommends

In the certificate's order. Each rating assumes the steps before it are done.

  1. 1

    Other improvement

    No cost given on the certificate · saves about £40 a year

    Rating after59D
  2. 2

    Other improvement

    No cost given on the certificate · saves about £20 a year

    Rating after60D
  3. 3

    Other improvement

    No cost given on the certificate · saves about £157 a year

    Rating after69C

Costs and savings are the certificate's own, as estimated when it was made.

History

What it has sold for

Sale history

Every sale of this home registered with HM Land Registry since 1995

19982003Today
Solid columns are registered sales. The dashed column is the middle of what comparable sales show today, not a sale.
SoldPrice paidChangeA year
March 2003£235,000+46.0%+9.0%
October 1998£161,000First sale–

Nearby

Neighbours and the sales behind the figure

Homes in SG3 6NU

Ranked by what comparable sales show. Choose one to see its page.

Recent sales of semi-detached homes nearby

The closest sales of the same type in the last two years, registered with HM Land Registry. Choose one to see its page.

HomePriceSoldSizePer sq ftAway
26 New CloseSG3 6NU · Semi-detached£665,000Jul 2026––< 0.1 mi
18 New CloseSG3 6NU · Semi-detached£500,000Nov 2025––< 0.1 mi
6 New CloseSG3 6NU · Semi-detached£660,000Apr 2025––< 0.1 mi
29 New CloseSG3 6NU · Semi-detached£590,000Dec 2024––< 0.1 mi
18 Peters WaySG3 6HP · Semi-detached£270,000May 2025––< 0.1 mi
1 Church GardensSG3 6AR · Semi-detached£900,000Aug 2025––0.1 mi
2 Station RoadSG3 6AP · Semi-detached£590,000Feb 2025––0.2 mi
18, Strafford Court Pondcroft RoadSG3 6DF · Semi-detached£260,000Feb 2025––0.2 mi
20 Pondcroft RoadSG3 6DB · Semi-detached£485,000May 2026––0.3 mi
30 Pondcroft RoadSG3 6DB · Semi-detached£610,000Dec 2025––0.3 mi
20 Pondcroft RoadSG3 6DB · Semi-detached£465,000Aug 2025––0.3 mi
5 Broom GroveSG3 6BZ · Semi-detached£449,950Nov 2025––0.4 mi

The area

SG3 at a glance

What buyers have paid in SG3

Completed sales in the last 12 months, against the 12 months before

TypeSalesAverage priceAverage sizePer sq ftOn the year
All homes74£467,999––−17.6%
Flats19£252,211––−1.5%
Terraced20£378,625––−9.0%
Semi-detached20£576,098––+11.6%
Detached13£809,885––+4.0%

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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance data © Crown copyright. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains HM Land Registry UK House Price Index data © Crown copyright. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Floor area and energy rating from the energy certificate of October 2008.

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