What kind of home is 27 Firs Walk, AL6 0NY?

27 Firs Walk, AL6 0NY is a 5-bedroom detached house.

When did 27 Firs Walk, AL6 0NY last change hands?

27 Firs Walk, AL6 0NY last sold for £930,000 in September 2012, around 14 years ago. Before that, it sold for £315,000 in August 1997, so prices have been rising over 15 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 27 Firs Walk, AL6 0NY?

Across 2 sales between August 1997 and September 2012, 27 Firs Walk, AL6 0NY rose from £315,000 to £930,000, a change of £615,000. That works out to roughly +7.5% per year compounded over 15 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 27 Firs Walk, AL6 0NY have?

The current EPC rating for 27 Firs Walk, AL6 0NY is E with a score of 44 out of 100, lodged in May 2010. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 27 Firs Walk, AL6 0NY?

27 Firs Walk, AL6 0NY has a recorded floor area of 172 m² (1,854 sq ft), around 34 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 22% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in AL6 0NY. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 27 Firs Walk, AL6 0NY use?

The latest EPC at 27 Firs Walk, AL6 0NY records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 27 Firs Walk, AL6 0NY?

27 Firs Walk, AL6 0NY is in council tax band G. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Which area is 27 Firs Walk, AL6 0NY in?

27 Firs Walk, AL6 0NY sits in Tewin, Welwyn, Welwyn. It falls within the AL6 postcode district in Hertfordshire.

How safe is the area around 27 Firs Walk, AL6 0NY?

Police records around 27 Firs Walk, AL6 0NY show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 8 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 67% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

How well connected is 27 Firs Walk, AL6 0NY?

The closest bus stop to 27 Firs Walk, AL6 0NY is Desborough Drive, 664m away. The nearest rail option is Welwyn North Rail Station, 2.5km away.

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27 Firs Walk, Tewin, Welwyn, AL6 0NY

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

172 m²

1854 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 44

Council tax

Band G

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 27 Firs Walk

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

27 Firs Walk is a five-bedroom detached house in Tewin, Welwyn, Welwyn (AL6 0NY). It has a recorded floor area of 172 m² (around 1854 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2010) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The latest certificate is from May 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 172 m² it's 26.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (235 m² median across 14 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,241,000 is 33.4% above the 2012 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£502/sq ft) was about 57.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 14 years ago, in September 2012.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms5

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

27 Firs Walk's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 May 2020

EPC Rating

E44

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Poor

CO2 Emissions

11.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 27 Firs Walk, Tewin, Welwyn, AL6 0NY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

27 Firs Walk has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has at least doubled since 1997.

Current estimate

£1,241,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 15 years.

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Last sold (2012)

£930,000

Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

5 September 2012Most recent
£930,000
+195.2%over 15 years
20 August 1997
£315,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL6 0NY: £1,300,000 (2025–2020).

Nearby sales in AL6 0NY

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On the street

Versus other Firs Walk homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

27 Firs Walk is notably below the street on floor area.

Price per m²

£5,400

Street avg £4,569

Strongly above

Floor Area

172 m²

Street avg 245 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

11.0 t/year

Street avg 8.0 t/year

Below

Comparables

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Area

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Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.7 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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