1 Cowpers Way, Tewin, Welwyn, AL6 0NU
About 1 Cowpers Way
1 Cowpers Way is a detached house in Tewin, Welwyn, Welwyn (AL6 0NU). It has a recorded floor area of 198 m² (around 2131 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump.
7 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,261,000 is 15.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£511/sq ft) was about 131% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2021 for £1,089,950. 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
Energy performance
1 Cowpers Way's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A recent planning application at 1 Cowpers Way was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Jan 2025ConditionsIn report
Discharge of conditions 3 (Samples of materials) 4 (Hard/soft landscaping) 5 (biodiversity management plan) for application 3/23/0644/FUL
- Documents
- 28 docs on file
- Reference
- X/24/0185/CND
- Dec 2024AmendmentIn report
Non-material amendment to planning approval 3/23/0644/FUL: amendment to first floor glazing to east elevation.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 3/24/2213/NMA
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Sales history & valuation
1 Cowpers Way has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£1,261,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 25 years.
£1,089,950
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
15 March 2021Most recent
£1,089,950
+69.0%over 16 years8 July 2004
£645,000
+158.0%over 8 years1 April 1996
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL6 0NU: £900,000 (2020–2002).
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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 Cowpers Way homes
1 Cowpers Way is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
EPC Rating
66 (D)
Street avg 70 (C)
Floor Area
198 m²
Street avg 288 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.4 t/year
Street avg 6.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
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Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Desborough Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
1.9 km
Tewin Cowper Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
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