20 New Road, Welwyn, AL6 0AG
About 20 New Road
20 New Road is a six-bedroom detached house in Welwyn (AL6 0AG). It has a recorded floor area of 259 m² (around 2788 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 2011–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,502,000 is 18.1% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£456/sq ft) was about 48.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2020 at £1,271,875.
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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
- Bedrooms6
Energy performance
20 New Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Oct 2018DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Erection of single storey side and two storey rear extension following demolition of existing garage
Extension- Reference
- 6/2018/2243/HOUSE
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£1,502,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 9 years.
£1,271,875
Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
21 September 2020Most recent
£1,271,875
+47.0%over 8 years15 December 2011
£865,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL6 0AG: £1,100,000 (2022–2013).
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other New Road homes
20 New Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,911
Street avg £4,049
Floor Area
259 m²
Street avg 254 m²
Habitable Rooms
11 rooms
Street avg 9 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 10.7 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
0.2 km
Welwyn North Railway Station — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St John's CofE Primary School. 15 schools nearby.
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