56 New Road, Welwyn, AL6 0AH
About 56 New Road
56 New Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Welwyn (AL6 0AH). It has a recorded floor area of 332 m² (around 3574 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.
At 332 m² the property is well over the postcode median (149 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2025. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,742,000 is 29% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£378/sq ft) was about 26.1% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer: December 2019 at £1,350,000.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
- LandYes
Energy performance
56 New Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Sept 2025Tree WorksTreesIn report
Fell 1 x Larch (T1) Fell 1 x Ash (T2) Covered by TPO260
- Reference
- 6/2025/1618/TPO
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
56 New Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,742,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.5% per year over 15 years.
£1,350,000
Growth on file: 3.5% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
11 December 2019Most recent
£1,350,000
+68.8%over 15 years9 August 2004
£800,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL6 0AH: £1,250,000 (2024–2023).
Nearby sales in AL6 0AH
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What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other New Road homes
56 New Road is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£4,066
Street avg £5,292
Floor Area
332 m²
Street avg 240 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 10 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.1 t/year
Street avg 9.1 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
0.1 km
Mornington — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
St John's CofE Primary School. 14 schools nearby.
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