36 Rooks Hill, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6ET
About 36 Rooks Hill
36 Rooks Hill is an end-of-terrace 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 bottom. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (January 2014); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump.
3 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. 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
- 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 36 Rooks Hill, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6ET's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
36 Rooks Hill has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£222,000
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
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Versus other Rooks Hill homes
36 Rooks Hill is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
EPC Rating
54 (E)
Street avg 69 (C)
Floor Area
46 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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