5 Honeycroft, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HR
About 5 Honeycroft
5 Honeycroft is a mid-terrace house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 6HR). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a C (score 73). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since December 2013. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87).
At 73 m² it sits well below the postcode median (108 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2026. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
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Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Jan 2026Loft ConversionFullIn report
Conversion of the loft into habitable use, installation of three rooflights on the rear roof slope, replacement of existing chimney with a like-for-like GRP chimney and replacing existing fenestration with matching UPVC windows and doors.
- Reference
- 6/2025/2243/HOUSE
What's in 5 Honeycroft, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HR's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
5 Honeycroft has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£471,000
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 6HR: £650,000 (2025–2004).
Nearby sales in AL8 6HR
8 Honeycroft, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HR
Sold Jul 2025
£900,0004a, Honeycroft, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HR
Sold Mar 2021
£590,0006 Honeycroft, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HR
Sold Dec 2017
£702,5003 Honeycroft, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HR
Sold Dec 2012
£650,0002 Honeycroft, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HR
Sold Nov 2001
£300,000
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Versus other Honeycroft homes
EPC Rating for 5 Honeycroft runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
73 (C)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 122 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 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
0.3 km
Barleycroft Rd — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Applecroft School. 20 schools nearby.
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