14a, Woodside Road, Welwyn, AL6 0DR
About 14a
14a is a five-bedroom detached house in Welwyn (AL6 0DR). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1528 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2012) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). The latest certificate is from July 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 142 m² the property is well over the postcode median (64 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2014–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£523/sq ft) was about 107.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2022 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
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
14a'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Jul 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
14a has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Jun 2016PorchFullIn report
Extension: Front of property
Erection of front porch
Extension- Reference
- 6/2016/0782/HOUSE
- Oct 2015ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Erection of a two storey rear extension
- Reference
- 6/2015/1591/HOUSE
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£842,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.6% per year over 8 years.
£800,000
Growth on file: 7.6% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
19 January 2022Most recent
£800,000
+77.8%over 7 years28 February 2014
£450,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL6 0DR: £315,000 (2023–2017).
Everything we know about 14a, 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 Woodside Road homes
EPC Rating for 14a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,634
Street avg £3,499
Floor Area
142 m²
Street avg 124 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 6.8 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
0.1 km
Welwyn North Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.7 km
St John's CofE Primary School. 13 schools nearby.
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