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Get started7 The Swallows is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Welwyn Garden City (AL7 1BX). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since February 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.
It hasn't traded since June 1995, a hold of 31 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £308,000 sits 460% above the 1995 sale of £55,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£100/sq ft) was about 58.3% below the postcode norm.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
7 The Swallows's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£308,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£55,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
7 The Swallows is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,078
Street avg £3,493
Floor Area
51 m²
Street avg 67 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Sloansway — bus stop.
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
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2 June 1995Most recent
£55,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL7 1BX: £285,000 (2025–2022).
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
AL7 1UH
Closest school
0.3 km
St John's CofE Primary School. 19 schools nearby.
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