21 Blakes Way, Welwyn, AL6 9RE
About 21 Blakes Way
21 Blakes Way is a five-bedroom detached house in Welwyn (AL6 9RE). It has a recorded floor area of 158 m² (around 1701 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2017) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).
Last sold in November 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £980,000 is 13.3% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£509/sq ft) was about 38.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
21 Blakes Way has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
- Sept 2005ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION
- Reference
- N6/2005/0978/FP
What's in 21 Blakes Way, Welwyn, AL6 9RE's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
21 Blakes Way has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
£980,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 20 years.
£865,000
Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
22 November 2017Most recent
£865,000
+49.1%over 12 years19 May 2005
£580,000
+44.6%over 4 years16 March 2001
£401,000
+38.3%over 3 years7 August 1997
£290,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL6 9RE: £782,500 (2025–2023).
Everything we know about 21 Blakes Way, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Blakes Way homes
21 Blakes Way outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,475
Street avg £5,026
Floor Area
158 m²
Street avg 161 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
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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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