12 Parkway Close, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HJ
About 12 Parkway Close
12 Parkway Close is an end-of-terrace house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 6HJ). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
7 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, partial demolition and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£616/sq ft) was about 28.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in March 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.
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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
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- May 2019RenovationIn report
Replacement of garage door, alterations to brick work on front elevation of garage and alterations to the height of the utility room (retrospective)
Retrospective- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 6/2018/2347/EM
- May 2018ApplicationIn report
Construction of a double garage at the rear of the property and a dropped curb, hardstanding and alterations to fence and gates.
- Reference
- 6/2018/0379/EM
What's in 12 Parkway Close, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HJ's planning history?
5 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
12 Parkway Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£664,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£650,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
10 March 2017Most recent
£650,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL8 6HJ: £515,000 (2016–2006).
Nearby sales in AL8 6HJ
2 Parkway Close, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HJ
Sold May 2016
£535,5001 Parkway Close, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HJ
Sold Jul 2015
£720,0009 Parkway Close, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HJ
Sold Nov 2014
£515,0006 Parkway Close, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HJ
Sold Jul 2006
£360,0007 Parkway Close, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HJ
Sold Sept 2005
£385,000
Everything we know about 12 Parkway Close, 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 Parkway Close homes
12 Parkway Close outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,633
Street avg £5,577
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 4.6 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
Church Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Applecroft School. 21 schools nearby.
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