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Get started4 Beehive Lane is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL7 4BA). It has a recorded floor area of 151 m² (around 1625 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2016) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in April 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). The latest certificate is from May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 28.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £685,000 is 11.4% above the 2016 sale price. At 151 m² the property is well over the postcode median (96 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in July 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 May 2026
Discharge of condition 3 (materials) of planning permission N6/2013/2567/FP
4 Beehive Lane valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£685,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 28.6% per year over 3 years.
£615,000
Growth on file: 28.6% per year over 3 years.
4 Beehive Lane outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
77 (C)
Street avg 72 (C)
Floor Area
151 m²
Street avg 100 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Beehive Green — bus stop.
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Connected to mains gas supply
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Erection of two storey side extension and single storey rear extension and part garage conversion
1 more application for this property
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21 July 2016Most recent
£615,000
+98.4%over 2 years31 October 2013
£310,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL7 4BA: £137,500 (2004–1995).
Street avg 3.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
AL7 4JA
Closest school
0.6 km
Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School. 16 schools nearby.
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