3 Danesbury Cottages, Danesbury Park Road, Welwyn, AL6 9SF
About 3 Danesbury Cottages
3 Danesbury Cottages is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Welwyn (AL6 9SF). It has a recorded floor area of 143 m² (around 1539 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include outbuildings.
Held since August 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £952,000 sits 118.9% above the 2002 sale of £435,000. At 143 m² it sits well below the postcode median (292 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenWest-facing
- GarageDouble
- OutbuildingsYes
Energy performance
3 Danesbury Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Sept 2009ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear infill extension and single storey timber lean-to shed
- Reference
- 09/01568/1HH
- Jul 2009DemolitionFullIn report
Two storey side extension following demolition of existing garage. Single storey rear extension.
Extension- Reference
- 09/01080/1HH
What's in 3 Danesbury Cottages, Danesbury Park Road, Welwyn, AL6 9SF's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
3 Danesbury Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£952,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£435,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
11 August 2002Most recent
£435,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL6 9SF: £1,175,000 (2023–2006).
Nearby sales in AL6 9SF
Kilbys House, Danesbury Park Road, Welwyn, AL6 9SF
Sold Jun 2023
£1,560,0001 Danesbury Cottages, Danesbury Park Road, Welwyn, AL6 9SF
Sold Mar 2018
£745,000The Stirrups, Danesbury Park Road, Welwyn, AL6 9SF
Sold Jan 2011
£1,840,00015 Danesbury Park Road, Welwyn, AL6 9SF
Sold Mar 2006
£695,00017 Danesbury Park Road, Welwyn, AL6 9SF
Sold Dec 2001
£500,000
Everything we know about 3 Danesbury Cottages, 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 Danesbury Park Road homes
3 Danesbury Cottages outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,042
Street avg £4,070
Floor Area
143 m²
Street avg 272 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 9 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 12.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.7 km
The Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Oaklands Primary School. 8 schools nearby.
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