28 Rooks Hill, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6ET
About 28 Rooks Hill
28 Rooks Hill is a semi-detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 6ET). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. At 46 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 22 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 44–130 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in January 2020 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor.
4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
28 Rooks Hill's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Cavity wall insulation installed
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
28 Rooks Hill sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.
- 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 28 Rooks Hill, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6ET's planning history?
2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
28 Rooks Hill has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£218,000
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 28 Rooks Hill, in one report
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Versus other Rooks Hill homes
28 Rooks Hill outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
77 (C)
Street avg 68 (D)
Floor Area
46 m²
Street avg 47 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.2 t/year
Street avg 2.1 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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