5 Purcell Close, Tewin, Welwyn, AL6 0NN
About 5 Purcell Close
5 Purcell Close is a detached house in Tewin, Welwyn, Welwyn (AL6 0NN). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1528 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 142 m² it sits well below the postcode median (269 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£546/sq ft) was about 90.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in May 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Mar 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Purcell Close has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Dec 2015FullIn report
Proposed replacement garage
- Agent
- Hertford Planning Service
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 3/15/2125/HH
- Aug 2015ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Proposed single storey side extension
- Agent
- Hertford Planning Service
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 3/15/1304/CLP
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£803,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£835,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
6 May 2015Most recent
£835,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL6 0NN: £1,160,000 (2022–2009).
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What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Purcell Close homes
5 Purcell Close outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,880
Street avg £4,582
Floor Area
142 m²
Street avg 271 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 8.3 t/year
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Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.6 km
The Horns PH — bus stop.
Closest school
2.3 km
Tewin Cowper Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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