57 New Road, Welwyn, AL6 0AL
About 57 New Road
57 New Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Welwyn (AL6 0AL). It has a recorded floor area of 268 m² (around 2885 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Other recorded features include a balcony and a self-contained annexe. Period features are noted in the property record.
Untraded for 30 years, with the last transfer in November 1996. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 268 m² the property is well over the postcode median (97 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £1,775,000 sits 327.7% above the 1996 sale of £415,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£144/sq ft) was about 77.7% below the postcode norm. 6 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused.
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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
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
Outside
- GarageDouble
- BalconyYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
57 New Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A recent planning application at 57 New Road was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Nov 2025FullIn report
Demolition of the existing house and outbuilding and construction of a new residential apartment building to provide 12 x 2-bedroom and 3 x 3-bedroom apartments, construction of access, landscape planting and ancillary development
- Reference
- 6/2025/0387/MAJ
- Apr 2024New BuildFullIn report
Proposed part demolition of existing property and erection of 5 no 4 bedroom houses with associated internal access roads, parking and refuse / recycling collection
- Reference
- 6/2023/0163/FULL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 57 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
- A planning decision worth checking
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 57 New Road was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,775,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£415,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 November 1996Most recent
£415,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL6 0AL: £690,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in AL6 0AL
Mulberry Manor, 9, 63 New Road, Welwyn, AL6 0AL
Sold Feb 2025
£1,350,0006 Caddington House, New Road, Welwyn, AL6 0AL
Sold Oct 2024
£775,000Mulberry Manor, 6, 63 New Road, Welwyn, AL6 0AL
Sold Sept 2024
£675,000Mulberry Manor, 4, 63 New Road, Welwyn, AL6 0AL
Sold Aug 2024
£665,000Mulberry Manor, 7, 63 New Road, Welwyn, AL6 0AL
Sold Aug 2024
£690,000
Everything we know about 57 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
- A planning decision worth checking

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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
New Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
St John's CofE Primary School. 14 schools nearby.
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