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Get started16 Boxfield is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL7 4PT). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (May 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 8.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £420,000 is 28.2% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£435/sq ft) was about 85.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: solar panel installation approved in 2017. Past consents include solar panel installation, 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 September 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Planning records include a solar-panel installation at 16 Boxfield.
Retrospective consent for solar panels installed on rear roof
16 Boxfield valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£420,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.4% per year over 8 years.
£327,500
Growth on file: 8.4% per year over 8 years.
On epc rating, 16 Boxfield runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,679
Street avg £3,618
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 76 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Archers Ride — bus stop.
8 September 2017Most recent
£327,500
+87.1%over 7 years18 November 2009
£175,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL7 4PT: £384,370 (2024–2020).
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
AL7 4FG
Closest school
0.4 km
Commonswood Primary & Nursery School. 15 schools nearby.
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