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Get started3 Aldock is a three-bedroom detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL7 4QF). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £611,000 is 18% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£529/sq ft) was about 57.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 91 m² it's 22.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (118 m² median across 7 EPCs). Sold July 2020 for £518,000.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
A a two-storey extension application was refused at 3 Aldock in 2022.
Extension: Two storey
Erection of two storey rear, two storey side extension. Retention of existing garage (part retrospective)
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£611,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£518,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Price per m² for 3 Aldock runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,692
Street avg £3,533
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 120 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Thumbswood — bus stop.
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system changed
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
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Extension: Two storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of two storey rear and two storey side extension
3 more applications for this property
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8 July 2020Most recent
£518,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL7 4QF: £505,000 (2023–2018).
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
AL7 4AR
Closest school
0.6 km
Commonswood Primary & Nursery School. 15 schools nearby.
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