Osborn House, Flat 9, Howardsgate, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6AT
About Osborn House
Osborn House is a detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 6AT). It has a recorded floor area of 31 m² (around 334 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2020) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 31 m² this is the 6th smallest of 23 units on EPC record in Osborn House, where floor areas span 28–61 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom.
At 31 m² it sits well below the postcode median (45 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). 4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 3 refused.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system changed
External or internal wall insulation added
Hot water system upgraded
Planning history
A recent planning application at Osborn House was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Nov 2022AdvertisingIn report
Installation of 2 sets of externally illuminated fascia text and 1 externally illuminated projection sign
- Reference
- 6/2022/1998/ADV
- Aug 2022AdvertisingIn report
Installation of 2 sets of externally illuminated fascia text and 1 externally illuminated projection sign.
- Reference
- 6/2022/1407/ADV
What's in Osborn House, Flat 9, Howardsgate, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6AT's planning history?
2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Osborn House has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£189,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Everything we know about Osborn House, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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- Will it hold its value?
Versus other Howardsgate homes
EPC Rating for Osborn House lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
53 (E)
Street avg 60 (D)
Floor Area
31 m²
Street avg 41 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 2.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
1 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Bus Station — bus station.
Closest school
0.8 km
Peartree Primary School. 21 schools nearby.
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