38 New Road, Welwyn, AL6 0AH

38 New Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Welwyn (AL6 0AH). It has a recorded floor area of 296 m² (around 3186 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2013. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). The home occupies a corner plot.

At 296 m² the property is well over the postcode median (149 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £1,523,000 is 12.8% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£424/sq ft) was about 17.1% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £1,350,000 in August 2023.