33 The Swallows, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 1BX

33 The Swallows is a semi-detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL7 1BX). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since September 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £392,000 sits 94.1% above the 2004 sale of £202,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£289/sq ft) was about 22.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.