34 Parkway, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HQ
About 34 Parkway
34 Parkway is a detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 6HQ). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1550 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 144 m² it sits well below the postcode median (230 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). 10 planning records sit against the property, 8 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2016–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£774/sq ft) was about 195.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2019 for £1,200,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
34 Parkway's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Mar 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
34 Parkway has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Dec 2018ExtensionIn report
Retention of rear extension to garage and rear ground floor Infill
Retrospective- Reference
- 6/2018/2755/EM
- Oct 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Retention of rear extension to garage and rear ground floor infill
Retrospective- Reference
- 6/2018/1845/HOUSE
What's in 34 Parkway, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HQ's planning history?
8 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
34 Parkway valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,298,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 3 years.
£1,200,000
Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
10 October 2019Most recent
£1,200,000
+26.3%over 3 years14 July 2016
£950,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL8 6HQ: £600,000 (2019–1998).
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Versus other Parkway homes
On price per m², 34 Parkway stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£8,333
Street avg £3,755
Floor Area
144 m²
Street avg 244 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 10 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 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
Russellcroft Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Applecroft School. 21 schools nearby.
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