1 Desborough Drive, Tewin, Welwyn, AL6 0HQ
About 1 Desborough Drive
1 Desborough Drive is a five-bedroom detached house in Tewin, Welwyn, Welwyn (AL6 0HQ). It has a recorded floor area of 170 m² (around 1830 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).
5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2013–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,162,000 is 25.6% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£506/sq ft) was about 51.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 170 m² it's 20.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (214 m² median across 8 EPCs). Most recent transfer: October 2020 at £925,000.
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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
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
1 Desborough Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
A partial demolition application was refused at 1 Desborough Drive in 2023.
- Jun 2024DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Demolition of conservatory and erection of a single storey rear extension incorporating roof lantern and alterations to fenestration.
Extension- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 3/24/0737/HH
- May 2023ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension with pitched roof: Depth: 8.00m; Maximum Height: 4.00m; Eaves Height: 2.8m.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 3/23/0678/PNHH
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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.
£1,162,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 7 years.
£925,000
Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
13 October 2020Most recent
£925,000
+35.8%over 7 years20 June 2013
£681,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL6 0HQ: £1,450,000 (2024–2011).
Nearby sales in AL6 0HQ
1a, Desborough Drive, Tewin, Welwyn, AL6 0HQ
Sold Oct 2024
£1,450,0005 Desborough Drive, Tewin, Welwyn, AL6 0HQ
Sold Jun 2024
£1,740,00011 Desborough Drive, Tewin, Welwyn, AL6 0HQ
Sold Feb 2021
£1,575,0009a, Desborough Drive, Tewin, Welwyn, AL6 0HQ
Sold Aug 2018
£1,000,0005a, Desborough Drive, Tewin, Welwyn, AL6 0HQ
Sold Jun 2011
£850,000
Everything we know about 1 Desborough Drive, 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 Desborough Drive homes
EPC Rating for 1 Desborough Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,441
Street avg £5,029
Floor Area
170 m²
Street avg 236 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 9 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.7 t/year
Street avg 9.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Desborough Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
1.8 km
Tewin Cowper Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 8 schools nearby.
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