26 Birdcroft Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EQ
About 26 Birdcroft Road
26 Birdcroft Road is a mid-terrace house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 6EQ). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2024) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 85 m² it's 19.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (71 m² median across 8 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs).
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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
Planning history
Planning history at 26 Birdcroft Road is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Jan 2021Tree WorksTreesIn report
Fell 1 x Ash Tree and 1 x Maple Tree to ground level
- Reference
- 6/2020/2548/EMT
- Nov 2020
What's in 26 Birdcroft Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EQ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
26 Birdcroft Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£501,000
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.
Median price across the last 2 sales in AL8 6EQ: £298,750 (2018–2001).
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Versus other Birdcroft Road homes
On floor area, 26 Birdcroft Road stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
67 (D)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 71 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 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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