8 St Ives Close, Welwyn, AL6 0BB
About 8 St Ives Close
8 St Ives Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Welwyn (AL6 0BB). It has a recorded floor area of 167 m² (around 1798 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 167 m² it's 19.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (140 m² median across 10 EPCs). Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £728,000 is 12% above the 2021 sale price. Last sale on file: £650,000 in August 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- OutbuildingsYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Energy performance
8 St Ives Close'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Jan 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 St Ives Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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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
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.
£728,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 24 years.
£650,000
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
26 August 2021Most recent
£650,000
+293.9%over 23 years4 December 1997
£165,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL6 0BB: £790,000 (2025–2021).
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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 St Ives Close homes
8 St Ives Close is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£3,892
Street avg £5,266
Floor Area
167 m²
Street avg 150 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 6.2 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
0.3 km
Welwyn North Railway Station — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St John's CofE Primary School. 16 schools nearby.
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