3 Rooks Hill, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EU
About 3 Rooks Hill
3 Rooks Hill is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 6EU). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£692/sq ft) was about 175.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 92 m² it's 28.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (129 m² median across 3 EPCs). Sold January 2023 for £685,000.
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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
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Rooks Hill has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
- May 2023RenovationIn report
Alterations to rear ground floor windows
New Windows- Reference
- 6/2023/0602/EM
- Jun 1988ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Single storey side extension
- Reference
- C6/1988/0470/FP
What's in 3 Rooks Hill, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EU's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 3 Rooks Hill was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£690,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£685,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
25 January 2023Most recent
£685,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL8 6EU: £360,000 (2011–2002).
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Versus other Rooks Hill homes
Price per m² for 3 Rooks Hill runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£7,446
Street avg £3,452
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 120 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 4.4 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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