23 Rooks Hill, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EU
About 23 Rooks Hill
23 Rooks Hill is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 6EU). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
It hasn't traded since March 2011, a hold of 15 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1995–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £602,000 sits 67.2% above the 2011 sale of £360,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£376/sq ft) was about 28.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 89 m² it sits well below the postcode median (129 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 7 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, tree works and a conservatory, 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
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
23 Rooks Hill has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Dec 2025ExtensionIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Erection of a side and rear extension
- Reference
- 6/2025/2210/EM
- Dec 2025ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of single storey side and rear extensions
- Reference
- 6/2025/2154/HOUSE
What's in 23 Rooks Hill, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EU's planning history?
5 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
23 Rooks Hill has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£602,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.0% per year over 15 years.
£360,000
Growth on file: 8.0% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
18 March 2011Most recent
£360,000
+50.0%over 9 years14 February 2002
£240,000
+118.2%over 6 years20 November 1995
£110,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL8 6EU: £385,000 (2023–1996).
Everything we know about 23 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
Floor Area for 23 Rooks Hill lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,045
Street avg £4,586
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 121 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 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.
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