27 Blakes Way, Welwyn, AL6 9RE
About 27 Blakes Way
27 Blakes Way is a five-bedroom detached house in Welwyn (AL6 9RE). It has a recorded floor area of 189 m² (around 2034 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 189 m² it's 20.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (157 m² median across 14 EPCs). Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £952,000 is 13.3% above the 2021 sale price. Sold February 2021 for £840,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bathrooms3
Energy performance
27 Blakes Way's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at 27 Blakes Way is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Aug 2021Tree WorksTreesIn report
Reduce 1 x Oak tree by 2m in height & width
- Reference
- 6/2021/1759/TPO
- Aug 2011Tree WorksTreesIn report
Reduce Oak T5 by 30% covered by TPO 126
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- N6/2011/1279/TP
What's in 27 Blakes Way, Welwyn, AL6 9RE's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
27 Blakes Way has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£952,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 26 years.
£840,000
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
26 February 2021Most recent
£840,000
+265.2%over 25 years7 August 1995
£230,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL6 9RE: £782,500 (2025–2023).
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Versus other Blakes Way homes
On co₂ emissions, 27 Blakes Way runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,444
Street avg £5,120
Floor Area
189 m²
Street avg 159 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.6 t/year
Street avg 5.8 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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