The Cottage, Ayot Green, Ayot St Peter, Welwyn, AL6 9AB
About The Cottage
The Cottage is a detached house in Ayot St. Peter, Welwyn, Welwyn (AL6 9AB). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2018 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68).
At 116 m² it sits well below the postcode median (200 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
The Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
The Cottage has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
The Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£713,000
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 9AB: £1,097,000 (2024–2014).
Nearby sales in AL6 9AB
7 9, Ayot Green, Ayot St Peter, Welwyn, AL6 9AB
Sold Sept 2024
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Sold Nov 2020
£1,160,00031 33, Ayot Green, Ayot St Peter, Welwyn, AL6 9AB
Sold Apr 2018
£965,50022 Ayot Green, Ayot St Peter, Welwyn, AL6 9AB
Sold Jul 2014
£1,097,00026 Ayot Green, Ayot St Peter, Welwyn, AL6 9AB
Sold Feb 2014
£760,000
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Versus other Ayot Green homes
On floor area, The Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
39 (E)
Street avg 46 (E)
Floor Area
116 m²
Street avg 193 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.0 t/year
Street avg 11.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 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
Red Lion PH — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
Templewood Primary School. 10 schools nearby.
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