What kind of home is 4a, Honeycroft, AL8 6HR?

4a, Honeycroft, AL8 6HR is a 3-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 4a, Honeycroft, AL8 6HR?

4a, Honeycroft, AL8 6HR last sold for £590,000 in March 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £87,000 in July 1996, so prices have been rising over 25 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 4a, Honeycroft, AL8 6HR changed over time?

Across 2 sales between July 1996 and March 2021, 4a, Honeycroft, AL8 6HR rose from £87,000 to £590,000, a change of £503,000. That works out to roughly +8.1% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 4a, Honeycroft, AL8 6HR?

The current EPC rating for 4a, Honeycroft, AL8 6HR is C with a score of 70 out of 100, lodged in September 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 4a, Honeycroft, AL8 6HR?

4a, Honeycroft, AL8 6HR has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (1,163 sq ft), around 36 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 4a, Honeycroft, AL8 6HR use?

The latest EPC at 4a, Honeycroft, AL8 6HR records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 4a, Honeycroft, AL8 6HR have?

4a, Honeycroft, AL8 6HR has 2 approved extension applications on file including single-storey rear extension and single-storey rear extension. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 4a, Honeycroft, AL8 6HR?

4a, Honeycroft, AL8 6HR is in council tax band D.

Which area is 4a, Honeycroft, AL8 6HR in?

4a, Honeycroft, AL8 6HR sits in Welwyn Garden City. It falls within the AL8 postcode district in Hertfordshire.

How safe is the area around 4a, Honeycroft, AL8 6HR?

Police records around 4a, Honeycroft, AL8 6HR show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 40% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 4a, Honeycroft, AL8 6HR?

The closest primary school to 4a, Honeycroft, AL8 6HR is Applecroft School (402m), one of 17 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Stanborough School (714m), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 4a, Honeycroft, AL8 6HR?

The closest bus stop to 4a, Honeycroft, AL8 6HR is Barleycroft Rd, 309m away. The nearest rail option is Welwyn Garden City Rail Station, 886m away.

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4a, Honeycroft, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HR

7 planning records

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

108 m²

1163 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 70

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 4a

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

4a is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 6HR). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).

7 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.1% per year. Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £590,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Risks

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
CloakroomYes
StudyYes

Outside

Private gardenRear

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

C70

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4a, Honeycroft, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4a has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.

Dec 2018
Tree Works
In report
Fell 1 x Cherry tree
Reference
6/2018/2655/EM
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Dec 2018
Tree WorksTrees
In report
Fell 1 x Cherry tree - covered by conservation area
Conservation Area
Reference
6/2018/2652/TPO
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What's in 4a, Honeycroft, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HR's planning history?

5 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 4a has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.

Current estimate

£637,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.1% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£590,000

Growth on file: 8.1% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

12 March 2021Most recent
£590,000
+578.2%over 24 years
31 July 1996
£87,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL8 6HR: £650,000 (2025–2001).

Nearby sales in AL8 6HR

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On the street

Versus other Honeycroft homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On habitable rooms, 4a runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£5,463

Street avg £5,490

On par

Floor Area

108 m²

Street avg 116 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.6 t/year

Street avg 4.7 t/year

On par

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Welwyn Garden City district page.

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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Barleycroft Rd — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Applecroft School. 20 schools nearby.

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