1 Rooks Hill, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EU
About 1 Rooks Hill
1 Rooks Hill is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 6EU). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1528 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows a C (score 74). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).
Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in August 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 142 m² the property is well over the postcode median (92 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £762,000 sits 97.9% above the 2007 sale of £385,000. 8 planning records sit against the property, 8 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- ParkingOff road
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Rooks Hill has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Jul 2024RenovationIn report
Replacement of front door (like-for-like), replacement of rear kitchen window (like-for-like) and replacement of rear patio doors with bifold doors
New Windows- Reference
- 6/2024/0967/EM
- Nov 2015ExtensionIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Erection of single storey side extension
- Reference
- 6/2015/2183/EM
What's in 1 Rooks Hill, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EU's planning history?
6 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market — a high-water reference point.
£762,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£385,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
5 August 2007Most recent
£385,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL8 6EU: £360,000 (2023–2002).
Everything we know about 1 Rooks Hill, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Rooks Hill homes
1 Rooks Hill is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£2,711
Street avg £5,030
Floor Area
142 m²
Street avg 103 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.