72 Hertford Road, Welwyn, AL6 0BX
About 72 Hertford Road
72 Hertford Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Welwyn (AL6 0BX). It has a recorded floor area of 166 m² (around 1787 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (November 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £990,000 is 23.8% above the 2021 sale price. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £800,000. 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
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Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey rear extension at 72 Hertford Road.
- Mar 2008ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
ERECTION OF PART TWO STOREY AND PART SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSIONS
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- N6/2008/0214/FP
- Aug 2004ConservatoryFullIn report
REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING CONSERVATORY.
Extension- Reference
- N6/2004/0972/FP
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 72 Hertford Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
£990,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 27 years.
£800,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
29 September 2021Most recent
£800,000
+118.0%over 16 years29 September 2005
£367,000
+160.3%over 10 years27 January 1995
£141,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL6 0BX: £760,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in AL6 0BX
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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 Hertford Road homes
72 Hertford Road outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,819
Street avg £6,049
Floor Area
166 m²
Street avg 170 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 6.0 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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