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Get started5 Drycroft is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Welwyn Garden City (AL7 4DH). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2012. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
Today's modelled estimate of £416,000 sits 101% above the 2012 sale of £207,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£216/sq ft) was about 34.8% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2000. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). On the market in March 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
5 Drycroft has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
Rear of property
5 Drycroft valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£416,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£207,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
On floor area, 5 Drycroft stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,326
Street avg £4,023
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Boundary Lane — bus stop.
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
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REAR CONSERVATORY
12 March 2012Most recent
£207,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL7 4DH: £365,000 (2021–2016).
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
AL7 4FG
Closest school
0.5 km
Creswick Academy. 18 schools nearby.
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