The Stirrups, Danesbury Park Road, Welwyn, AL6 9SF
About The Stirrups
The Stirrups is a five-bedroom detached house in Welwyn (AL6 9SF). It has a recorded floor area of 340 m² (around 3654 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (July 2010) shows an F (score 27), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 41). Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from July 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 15 years, with the last transfer in January 2011. At 340 m² the property is well over the postcode median (235 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £2,288,000 is 24.3% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£504/sq ft) was about 78.2% 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
Energy performance
The Stirrups sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Jul 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
The Stirrups has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on The Stirrups was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£2,288,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,840,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 January 2011Most recent
£1,840,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL6 9SF: £745,000 (2023–2002).
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
£745,00015 Danesbury Park Road, Welwyn, AL6 9SF
Sold Mar 2006
£695,0003 Danesbury Cottages, Danesbury Park Road, Welwyn, AL6 9SF
Sold Aug 2002
£435,00017 Danesbury Park Road, Welwyn, AL6 9SF
Sold Dec 2001
£500,000
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Versus other Danesbury Park Road homes
The Stirrups outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,420
Street avg £3,594
Floor Area
340 m²
Street avg 240 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
21.0 t/year
Street avg 10.2 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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