16c, Woodside Road, Welwyn, AL6 0DR
About 16c
16c is a detached house in Welwyn (AL6 0DR). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since January 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). At 64 m² this is the 5th smallest of 13 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 51–163 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 13 units on file.
Across 1995–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£435/sq ft) was about 52% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2022 at £300,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2013.
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Dec 2013Demolition And RebuildOutlineIn report
Outline permission for erection of dwellinghouse following demolition of garage (all matters reserved)
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- N6/2013/2285/OP
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Sales history & valuation
16c has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£313,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 27 years.
£300,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
21 January 2022Most recent
£300,000
+1.7%over 6 years15 January 2016
£295,000
+47.5%over 10 years15 February 2005
£200,000
+29.0%over 11 months1 April 2004
£155,000
+102.6%over 4 years8 April 1999
£76,500
+36.6%over 3 years18 May 1995
£56,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL6 0DR: £745,000 (2023–2017).
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- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Woodside Road homes
On years held, 16c runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,688
Street avg £2,596
Floor Area
64 m²
Street avg 58 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 3.1 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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