27 The Cloisters, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6DU
About 27 The Cloisters
27 The Cloisters is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 6DU). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2018) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87).
Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in January 1998. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £435,000 sits 298.2% above the 1998 sale of £109,250. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£188/sq ft) was about 53.5% below the postcode norm. 5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at 27 The Cloisters is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Nov 2021
- Aug 2019Tree WorksTreesIn report
Reduce crown of birch tree by a maxumum of one third (including removal of lowest branch towards the property) covered by conservation area
Conservation Area- Reference
- 6/2019/1235/TC
What's in 27 The Cloisters, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6DU's planning history?
3 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
27 The Cloisters's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£435,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£109,250
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
6 January 1998Most recent
£109,250
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL8 6DU: £415,000 (2023–2019).
Nearby sales in AL8 6DU
33 The Cloisters, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6DU
Sold Jul 2023
£437,00015 The Cloisters, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6DU
Sold May 2023
£415,00019 The Cloisters, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6DU
Sold Aug 2020
£432,50023 The Cloisters, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6DU
Sold Jul 2020
£395,00031 The Cloisters, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6DU
Sold Aug 2016
£380,000
Everything we know about 27 The Cloisters, 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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Versus other The Cloisters homes
27 The Cloisters is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£2,023
Street avg £6,145
Floor Area
54 m²
Street avg 59 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 t/year
Street avg 2.4 t/year
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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
0.1 km
Birdcroft Rd — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Applecroft School. 21 schools nearby.
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