1 Blakes Way, Welwyn, AL6 9RE
About 1 Blakes Way
1 Blakes Way is a semi-detached house in Welwyn (AL6 9RE). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 496 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. At 46 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (46–207 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to B across 15 units on file. The latest certificate (August 2009) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The latest certificate is from August 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 46 m² it sits well below the postcode median (158 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Risks
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Trends
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Energy performance
1 Blakes Way's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Aug 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Blakes Way has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Aug 2018ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Certificate of lawfulness for erection of single storey rear extension
- Reference
- 6/2018/1532/LAWP
What's in 1 Blakes Way, Welwyn, AL6 9RE's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
1 Blakes Way has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£416,000
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 9RE: £782,500 (2025–2023).
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Carleton Rise — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Welwyn St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 9 schools nearby.
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