10 Rooks Hill, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6ET
About 10 Rooks Hill
10 Rooks Hill is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 6ET). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2013) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
At 64 m² the property is well over the postcode median (48 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2002. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £568,000 is 45.6% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£566/sq ft) was about 76.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 13 years ago, in April 2013.
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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
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Mar 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
10 Rooks Hill has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Dec 2002ConservatoryIn report
Extension: Rear of property
ERECTION OF A REAR CONSERVATORY
Extension- Reference
- W6/2002/1531/EM
What's in 10 Rooks Hill, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6ET's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
10 Rooks Hill valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£568,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£390,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 April 2013Most recent
£390,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL8 6ET: £675,000 (2023–2014).
Nearby sales in AL8 6ET
20 Rooks Hill, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6ET
Sold Jul 2023
£680,00022 Rooks Hill, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6ET
Sold Mar 2023
£680,00018 Rooks Hill, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6ET
Sold Mar 2021
£675,00024 Rooks Hill, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6ET
Sold Jun 2015
£450,00016 Rooks Hill, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6ET
Sold Jan 2014
£374,900
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Versus other Rooks Hill homes
On epc rating, 10 Rooks Hill runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,094
Street avg £4,851
Floor Area
64 m²
Street avg 103 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 3.3 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
Longcroft Green — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Applecroft School. 21 schools nearby.
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