124 Parkway, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HN
About 124 Parkway
124 Parkway is a five-bedroom detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 6HN). It has a recorded floor area of 241 m² (around 2594 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in September 2015 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 241 m² the property is well over the postcode median (128 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 6 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2015–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,380,000 is 32.7% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£401/sq ft) was about 20% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £1,040,000 in November 2019.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingOff street
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
124 Parkway's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Planning history
124 Parkway has been through 5 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- May 2021Tree WorksTreesIn report
Reduce 1x Scots Pine to lateral growth by 1.5m
- Reference
- 6/2021/0812/EMT
- May 2021Tree WorksTreesIn report
1 x Scots Pine to reduce lateral growth on house side by 1.5m.
- Reference
- 6/2021/0816/TPO
What's in 124 Parkway, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HN's planning history?
4 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
124 Parkway valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,380,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.0% per year over 4 years.
£1,040,000
Growth on file: 1.0% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
14 November 2019Most recent
£1,040,000
+4.0%over 3 years17 December 2015
£1,000,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL8 6HN: £830,000 (2025–2009).
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Versus other Parkway homes
124 Parkway is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£4,315
Street avg £5,891
Floor Area
241 m²
Street avg 136 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.7 t/year
Street avg 7.5 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
Barleycroft Rd — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Applecroft School. 22 schools nearby.
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