7 Oaklea, Welwyn, AL6 0PT

7 Oaklea is a two-bedroom detached house in Welwyn (AL6 0PT). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 860 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2011) shows a G (score 8), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to E (score 51), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from February 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 80 m² it sits well below the postcode median (205 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £628,000 sits 70.9% above the 2011 sale of £367,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£427/sq ft) was about 73% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 8 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 15 years ago, in December 2011.