11 Dalewood, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 2JP

11 Dalewood is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL7 2JP). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. At 45 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (45–109 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (62 versus a best of 77). The latest certificate (May 2017) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2011. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average; while lighting dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73).

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £245,000 is 11.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£454/sq ft) was about 86.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 45 m² it sits well below the postcode median (89 m² across 24 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £220,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.