23 New Road, Welwyn, AL6 0AQ
About 23 New Road
23 New Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Welwyn (AL6 0AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 404 m² (around 4349 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band H. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (December 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 404 m² the property is well over the postcode median (279 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2006–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £2,279,000 sits 51.9% above the 2017 sale of £1,500,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£345/sq ft) was about 22.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in October 2017. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 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
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageDouble
- Swimming poolYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
23 New Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Jun 2024
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water system upgraded
Planning history
- Sept 2018ConditionsIn report
Submission of details pursuant to condition 1 (material samples for external surfaces) on planning permission 6/2018/0588/HOUSE
- Reference
- 6/2018/2028/COND
- Jul 2018FullIn report
Erection of a 3.0m high outdoor gas fireplace wall and feature wall following removal of hedge
- Reference
- 6/2018/0588/HOUSE
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2006.
£2,279,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.9% per year over 11 years.
£1,500,000
Growth on file: 8.9% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
19 October 2017Most recent
£1,500,000
+160.9%over 11 years4 July 2006
£575,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL6 0AQ: £1,362,500 (2024–2019).
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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
23 New Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,713
Street avg £4,314
Floor Area
404 m²
Street avg 298 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 9 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 9.3 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
0.8 km
St John's CofE Primary School. 14 schools nearby.
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