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57 New Road, Welwyn, AL6 0AL

6 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
268 m²
2885 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 66
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 57 New Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

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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Risks

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Sold prices

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

  • Bedrooms5
  • Bathrooms3
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes

Outside

  • GarageDouble
  • BalconyYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

57 New Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D66
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
9.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 57 New Road, Welwyn, AL6 0AL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

A recent planning application at 57 New Road was refused — worth checking the council file.

  1. Nov 2025
    Full
    In 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
    View planning record
  2. Apr 2024
    New BuildFull
    In 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
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 57 New Road was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£1,775,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (1996)

£415,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 12 November 1996Most recent

    £415,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL6 0AL: £690,000 (2025–2024).

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Welwyn district page.

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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