38 Hertford Road, Digswell, Welwyn, AL6 0DB
About 38 Hertford Road
38 Hertford Road is a semi-detached house in Digswell, Welwyn, Welwyn (AL6 0DB). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 862 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2009) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The latest certificate is from July 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 80 m² it sits well below the postcode median (166 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold December 2018 for £490,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £608,000 is 24.1% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£568/sq ft) was about 62% 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
Energy performance
38 Hertford Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Jul 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
38 Hertford Road 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
Price for 38 Hertford Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£608,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 22 years.
£490,000
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
20 December 2018Most recent
£490,000
+40.0%over 6 years1 April 2012
£350,000
+44.3%over 10 years4 December 2001
£242,500
+47.0%over 3 years30 September 1998
£165,000
+37.5%over 1 year12 November 1996
£120,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL6 0DB: £820,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in AL6 0DB
32 Hertford Road, Digswell, Welwyn, AL6 0DB
Sold Mar 2025
£740,00042a, Hertford Road, Digswell, Welwyn, AL6 0DB
Sold Jul 2022
£880,00034b, Hertford Road, Digswell, Welwyn, AL6 0DB
Sold Feb 2022
£820,00042 Hertford Road, Digswell, Welwyn, AL6 0DB
Sold Oct 2019
£845,00050 Hertford Road, Digswell, Welwyn, AL6 0DB
Sold Dec 2017
£787,500
Everything we know about 38 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
38 Hertford Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,118
Street avg £4,388
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 190 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 5.2 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
0.4 km
Welwyn North Railway Station — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St John's CofE Primary School. 16 schools nearby.
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