24 Rooks Hill, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6ET
About 24 Rooks Hill
24 Rooks Hill is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 6ET). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1089 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2010) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). The latest certificate is from September 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 101 m² the property is well over the postcode median (48 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 11 planning records sit against the property, 8 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2006–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £645,000 is 43.3% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£413/sq ft) was about 22% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in June 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years.
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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
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-west-facing
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
24 Rooks Hill's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Sept 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
24 Rooks Hill has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Apr 2022Tree WorksTreesIn report
1 x Hawthorn to fell to ground level. The tree is compromised from storm damage
- Reference
- 6/2022/0604/EMT
- Apr 2022Tree WorksTreesIn report
Reduce 1 x Hawthorn tree to ground level. The tree is compromised from storm damage
- Reference
- 6/2022/0599/TC
What's in 24 Rooks Hill, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6ET's planning history?
9 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
24 Rooks Hill saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£645,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 9 years.
£450,000
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
25 June 2015Most recent
£450,000
+28.6%over 3 years24 August 2011
£350,000
+22.8%over 5 years3 February 2006
£285,000
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
£675,00016 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
24 Rooks Hill is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£4,449
Street avg £5,086
Floor Area
101 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 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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