34 The Swallows, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 1BY

34 The Swallows is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Welwyn Garden City (AL7 1BY). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £412,000 is 12.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£416/sq ft) was about 32.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 82 m² the property is well over the postcode median (52 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £367,500 in March 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.