3 Birdcroft Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EH
About 3 Birdcroft Road
3 Birdcroft Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 6EH). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2017) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (February 2016); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, an extension and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 69 m² it's 15.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (82 m² median across 6 EPCs). Across 2016–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £612,000 is 11.3% above the 2021 sale price. Most recent transfer: November 2021 at £550,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- DrivewayYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Birdcroft Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Jan 2017OutlineIn report
Certificate of lawfulness for the replacement of existing window at the back of the property with Georgian French doors
New Windows- Reference
- 6/2016/2563/LAWP
- Jul 2016ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Prior approval for the erection of single storey rear extension measuring 4m deep, 3m high and 3m eaves height
- Reference
- 6/2016/1223/PN8
What's in 3 Birdcroft Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EH's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
3 Birdcroft Road changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£612,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.8% per year over 6 years.
£550,000
Growth on file: 3.8% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
15 November 2021Most recent
£550,000
+8.9%over 1 year3 November 2020
£505,000
+13.5%over 4 years30 March 2016
£445,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in AL8 6EH: £269,950 (2019–2004).
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Versus other Birdcroft Road homes
On habitable rooms, 3 Birdcroft Road runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
66 (D)
Street avg 70 (C)
Floor Area
69 m²
Street avg 80 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 3.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 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
0.1 km
Birdcroft Rd — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Applecroft School. 22 schools nearby.
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