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Get started8 Bushey Close is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Welwyn Garden City (AL7 3HD). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2013) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory and a self-contained annexe. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a corner plot.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Sold March 2022 for £455,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 5 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 92 m² it's 22.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (75 m² median across 7 EPCs).
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Jul 2023
8 Bushey Close has 3 separate extension applications on the council record.
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of a single storey side and rear extensions
8 Bushey Close has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2000.
£464,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 22 years.
£455,000
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 22 years.
Floor Area for 8 Bushey Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
65 (D)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 79 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Sylvan Way — bus stop.
3 more applications for this property
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28 March 2022Most recent
£455,000
+13.8%over 3 years15 February 2019
£400,000
+48.1%over 5 years24 January 2014
£270,000
+125.0%over 13 years14 July 2000
£120,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in AL7 3HD: £259,750 (2017–1997).
Street avg 3.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
AL7 3SY
Closest school
0.6 km
Watchlytes Primary School. 17 schools nearby.
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