4 Lytton Gardens, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EG
About 4 Lytton Gardens
4 Lytton Gardens is a three-bedroom detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 6EG). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 550 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2010) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since May 2010. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 58). The latest certificate is from September 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Held since July 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £665,000 sits 66.3% above the 2010 sale of £400,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£727/sq ft) was about 68.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 51 m² it sits well below the postcode median (99 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- GarageYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
4 Lytton Gardens's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Sept 2020
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Planning history
- Oct 2018
- Nov 2001
What's in 4 Lytton Gardens, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EG's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
4 Lytton Gardens valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£665,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£400,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
13 July 2010Most recent
£400,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL8 6EG: £713,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in AL8 6EG
14 Lytton Gardens, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EG
Sold Sept 2025
£713,0005 Lytton Gardens, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EG
Sold Oct 2023
£750,0008 Lytton Gardens, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EG
Sold May 2022
£688,00010 Lytton Gardens, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EG
Sold Nov 2020
£700,00012 Lytton Gardens, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EG
Sold May 2018
£725,000
Everything we know about 4 Lytton Gardens, 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 Lytton Gardens homes
4 Lytton Gardens outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£7,828
Street avg £6,293
Floor Area
51 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 4.9 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
Peartree Primary School. 21 schools nearby.
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