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Get started40 The Swallows is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Welwyn Garden City (AL7 1BY). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2013) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 3.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £432,000 sits 72.8% above the 2013 sale of £250,000. At 71 m² the property is well over the postcode median (52 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in August 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 May 2023
40 The Swallows has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
Installation of 2x front facing rooflights, gable end window and 2x rear facing rooflights to facilitate loft conversion
40 The Swallows valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£432,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.6% per year over 11 years.
£250,000
Growth on file: 3.6% per year over 11 years.
On co₂ emissions, 40 The Swallows runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,521
Street avg £4,179
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 62 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 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
0.2 km
Sloansway — bus stop.
Submission of details pursuant to condition 2 (Details of the sedum roof and a maintenance plan) on planning permission 6/2019/0282/HOUSE
3 more applications for this property
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30 August 2013Most recent
£250,000
+45.3%over 10 years21 February 2003
£172,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL7 1BY: £367,500 (2025–2020).
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 2.6 t/year
AL7 1EG
Closest school
0.3 km
St John's CofE Primary School. 19 schools nearby.
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