11 Desborough Drive, Tewin, Welwyn, AL6 0HQ
About 11 Desborough Drive
11 Desborough Drive is a five-bedroom detached house in Tewin, Welwyn, Welwyn (AL6 0HQ). It has a recorded floor area of 398 m² (around 4284 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 398 m² the property is well over the postcode median (191 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £2,134,000 is 35.5% above the 2021 sale price. Most recent transfer: February 2021 at £1,575,000. 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
- StudyYes
Outside
- GarageDouble
- LandYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
11 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
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
11 Desborough Drive has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Dec 2022FullIn report
Erection of a new gate to provide a second access to the plot.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 3/22/1498/HH
- Aug 2021ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension and two detached outbuildings.
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 3/21/1607/CLPO
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2000.
£2,134,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.9% per year over 21 years.
£1,575,000
Growth on file: 3.9% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
12 February 2021Most recent
£1,575,000
+43.2%over 16 years24 March 2004
£1,100,000
+54.9%over 4 years4 February 2000
£710,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL6 0HQ: £1,000,000 (2024–2013).
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
£1,740,0001 Desborough Drive, Tewin, Welwyn, AL6 0HQ
Sold Oct 2020
£925,0009a, 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 11 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
Floor Area for 11 Desborough Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,957
Street avg £5,276
Floor Area
398 m²
Street avg 207 m²
Habitable Rooms
11 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 8.4 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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