88 Parkway, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HL
About 88 Parkway
88 Parkway is a semi-detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 6HL). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs).
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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
- Mar 2023
- Aug 2019Tree WorksIn report
Reduce up to 50% T1 Cotoneaster species 1x self-set tree Reduce up to 30% 1 x Magnolia
- Reference
- 6/2019/1779/EM
What's in 88 Parkway, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HL's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
88 Parkway has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£589,000
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 6HL: £550,000 (2024–2013).
Nearby sales in AL8 6HL
84 Parkway, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HL
Sold Jul 2024
£700,00098 Parkway, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HL
Sold May 2018
£575,00092 Parkway, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HL
Sold Jun 2014
£420,00080 Parkway, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HL
Sold Jun 2010
£363,75094 Parkway, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HL
Sold May 2007
£325,000
Everything we know about 88 Parkway, 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 homes
Habitable Rooms for 88 Parkway lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
51 (E)
Street avg 55 (E)
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 81 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 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
Barleycroft Rd — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Applecroft School. 22 schools nearby.
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