8 New Road, Welwyn, AL6 0AG
About 8 New Road
8 New Road is a seven-bedroom detached house in Welwyn (AL6 0AG). It has a recorded floor area of 292 m² (around 3143 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump.
Held since October 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £1,686,000 sits 151.1% above the 2001 sale of £671,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£214/sq ft) was about 32.5% below the postcode norm. At 292 m² it's 22.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (238 m² median across 7 EPCs). 7 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 5 is the typical count.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms7
- Bathrooms3
- Utility roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageDouble, Detached
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
8 New Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 New Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 8 New Road
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
8 New Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,686,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£671,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 October 2001Most recent
£671,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL6 0AG: £1,215,000 (2022–2013).
Everything we know about 8 New Road, in one report
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
On price per m², 8 New Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,300
Street avg £4,422
Floor Area
292 m²
Street avg 250 m²
Habitable Rooms
13 rooms
Street avg 9 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 10.4 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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