9 Desborough Drive, Tewin, Welwyn, AL6 0HQ
About 9 Desborough Drive
9 Desborough Drive is a detached house in Tewin, Welwyn, Welwyn (AL6 0HQ). It has a recorded floor area of 191 m² (around 2056 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2018) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
9 Desborough Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
9 Desborough Drive has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Nov 2014FullIn report
Provision of new first floor bedrooms with en-suite shower room constructed over the existing ground floor lounge/study
- Agent
- Techplan Services
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 3/14/1795/FP
- Nov 2011ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
First floor rear extension
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 3/11/1571/FP
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 9 Desborough Drive
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
9 Desborough Drive has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£1,309,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL6 0HQ: £1,450,000 (2024–2018).
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
£1,575,0001 Desborough Drive, Tewin, Welwyn, AL6 0HQ
Sold Oct 2020
£925,0009a, Desborough Drive, Tewin, Welwyn, AL6 0HQ
Sold Aug 2018
£1,000,000
Everything we know about 9 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
9 Desborough Drive is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
EPC Rating
61 (D)
Street avg 63 (D)
Floor Area
191 m²
Street avg 233 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.3 t/year
Street avg 9.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 9 rooms
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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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