26 Rooks Hill, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6ET
About 26 Rooks Hill
26 Rooks Hill is a semi-detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 6ET). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. At 44 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (44–130 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (53 versus a best of 77). The latest certificate (January 2020) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump.
6 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% 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
26 Rooks Hill has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Oct 2023RenovationFullIn report
Replacement of existing timber double glazed windows with UPVC double glazing
New Windows- Reference
- 6/2023/1726/FULL
- Oct 2023RenovationIn report
Replacement of existing timber double glazed windows with UPVC double glazing
New Windows- Reference
- 6/2023/1725/EM
What's in 26 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
26 Rooks Hill has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£224,000
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 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
Everything we know about 26 Rooks Hill, in one report
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Versus other Rooks Hill homes
On floor area, 26 Rooks Hill runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
53 (E)
Street avg 69 (C)
Floor Area
44 m²
Street avg 47 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 1.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 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
Longcroft Green — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Applecroft School. 21 schools nearby.
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