19 The Swallows, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 1BX

19 The Swallows is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL7 1BX). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in August 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.

Untraded for 22 years, with the last transfer in December 2003. At 92 m² the property is well over the postcode median (57 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £465,000 sits 147.3% above the 2003 sale of £188,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£190/sq ft) was about 20.9% below the postcode norm.