60 Hertford Road, Welwyn, AL6 0BX
About 60 Hertford Road
60 Hertford Road is a semi-detached house in Welwyn (AL6 0BX). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in March 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
5 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 117 m² it's 26.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (159 m² median across 8 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£603/sq ft) was about 46.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2021 for £760,000. 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
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Wall insulation improved
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
60 Hertford Road has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Oct 2014ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Prior approval for a single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- N6/2014/1896/HH
- Jul 2014ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side of property
Erection of two storey and single storey side extension
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- N6/2014/0863/FP
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Sales history & valuation
60 Hertford Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2001.
£792,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.1% per year over 20 years.
£760,000
Growth on file: 8.1% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
28 September 2021Most recent
£760,000
+153.3%over 7 years17 January 2014
£300,000
+87.5%over 12 years23 October 2001
£160,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL6 0BX: £800,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in AL6 0BX
Everything we know about 60 Hertford 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
Versus other Hertford Road homes
60 Hertford Road is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£6,496
Street avg £5,809
Floor Area
117 m²
Street avg 177 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 6.3 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
0.5 km
Sloansway — bus stop.
Closest school
0.0 km
St John's CofE Primary School. 17 schools nearby.
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