Oaklands Court, Flat 7, Canonsfield Road, Welwyn, AL6 0GD

Oaklands Court is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Welwyn (AL6 0GD). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. At 85 m² this is the 12th smallest of 13 units on EPC record in Oaklands Court, where floor areas span 58–115 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since November 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).

Held since March 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 85 m² it's 25% larger than the typical home in the postcode (68 m² median across 12 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2002–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £401,000 sits 60.4% above the 2008 sale of £250,000.