20 Rooks Hill, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6ET
About 20 Rooks Hill
20 Rooks Hill is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 6ET). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a C (score 74). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).
At 130 m² the property is well over the postcode median (48 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £753,000 is 10.7% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£486/sq ft) was about 51.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2023 at £680,000.
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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
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
A tree works application was refused at 20 Rooks Hill in 2025.
- Apr 2025ExtensionIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of first floor rear extension, enlargement of garage and roof height increase, single storey extension to rear of garage and changes to fenestration. Dead tree in south-west corner of garden to be felled
- Reference
- 6/2025/0148/EM
- Feb 2025Tree WorksTreesIn report
The tree to be felled is in the south-west corner of the garden and is considered to be dead and a danger if it fell, to both this property and the neighbours. Labelled as 'UNKN 8m (DEAD)' on drawing 3698 PL01B.pdf
- Reference
- 6/2025/0258/TC
What's in 20 Rooks Hill, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6ET's planning history?
4 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
20 Rooks Hill valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£753,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£680,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 July 2023Most recent
£680,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL8 6ET: £455,000 (2023–2014).
Nearby sales in AL8 6ET
22 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
£374,90010 Rooks Hill, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6ET
Sold Apr 2013
£390,000
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Versus other Rooks Hill homes
20 Rooks Hill is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£5,231
Street avg £4,974
Floor Area
130 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 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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