1a, Adele Avenue, Welwyn, AL6 0AU
About 1a
1a is a five-bedroom detached house in Welwyn (AL6 0AU). It has a recorded floor area of 163 m² (around 1756 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2009) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 63), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since June 2011, a hold of 15 years that's notably long for the area. At 163 m² the property is well over the postcode median (69 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £942,000 is 41.1% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£380/sq ft) was about 54.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
Energy performance
1a sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Jul 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Nov 2021Tree WorksTreesIn report
2x yew reduce back to previous points (approx 1m) or to suitable growth point to balance the crown. 1x birch removal on roadside. Health of tree is declining with die back in crown. Recommend removal and replant. 1x dead birch removal.
- Reference
- 6/2021/3042/TPO
- Aug 2014RenovationFullIn report
Installation of wooden gates at entrance of driveway
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- N6/2014/1137/FP
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1a valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£942,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 13 years.
£667,500
Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
2 June 2011Most recent
£667,500
+90.7%over 12 years11 November 1998
£350,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL6 0AU: £337,500 (2024–2016).
Everything we know about 1a, 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

Versus other Adele Avenue homes
EPC Rating for 1a lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,093
Street avg £4,263
Floor Area
163 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 4.6 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
0.0 km
Welwyn North Railway Station — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St John's CofE Primary School. 14 schools nearby.
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