48 Parkway, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HH
About 48 Parkway
48 Parkway is a detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 6HH). It has a recorded floor area of 180 m² (around 1938 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since November 2008. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).
At 180 m² the property is well over the postcode median (93 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 7 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works, 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
Energy performance
48 Parkway's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Planning history at 48 Parkway is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Jun 2023Tree WorksTreesIn report
1 x Quince to reduce by 1.5m in height and width, remove 1 x low limb back to main trunk 1 x Ash to reduce by 2.5m in height and 2m in width, not exceeding historic pruning points. Remove major deadwood consisting of branches greater than 30mm in diameter and 400mm in length
- Reference
- 6/2023/1155/TC
- Nov 2021Tree WorksTreesIn report
Crown to reduce by 20% and T3, T4 and T5 lime and remove dead wood
- Reference
- 6/2021/2697/TPO
What's in 48 Parkway, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HH's planning history?
5 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
48 Parkway has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£1,040,000
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 6HH: £595,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in AL8 6HH
66 Parkway, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HH
Sold Dec 2024
£580,00068 Parkway, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HH
Sold Jul 2023
£750,00072 Parkway, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HH
Sold Sept 2022
£595,00050 Parkway, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HH
Sold Sept 2020
£600,00064 Parkway, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HH
Sold Jun 2019
£565,000
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Versus other Parkway homes
48 Parkway outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
65 (D)
Street avg 56 (D)
Floor Area
180 m²
Street avg 91 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 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
Church Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Applecroft School. 20 schools nearby.
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