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Get started10 Dowley Wood is a four-bedroom detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL7 1FL). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2025) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in March 2009 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average. Main heating runs on electricity. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 3.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£540/sq ft) was about 73.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer was March 2025 at £575,000 — fresh data. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs).
10 Dowley Wood's carbon output is low for the local stock.
10 Dowley Wood has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
Latest sale on 10 Dowley Wood was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£577,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.1% per year over 18 years.
£575,000
Growth on file: 3.1% per year over 18 years.
On price per m², 10 Dowley Wood stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,808
Street avg £4,046
Floor Area
99 m²
Street avg 96 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Heronswood Road — bus stop.
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
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Extension: Rear of property
ERECTION OF REAR CONSERVATORY
20 March 2025Most recent
£575,000
+6.5%over 4 years8 January 2021
£540,000
+54.3%over 8 years14 November 2012
£350,000
+4.8%over 5 years23 March 2007
£333,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL7 1FL: £465,000 (2024–2014).
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
0.5 t/year
Street avg 2.4 t/year
AL7 1FF
Closest school
0.5 km
Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School. 19 schools nearby.
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