8 Honeycroft, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HR
About 8 Honeycroft
8 Honeycroft is a four-bedroom detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 6HR). It has a recorded floor area of 170 m² (around 1830 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).
At 170 m² the property is well over the postcode median (105 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). A recent sale: £900,000 in July 2025. 5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£492/sq ft) was about 25.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
8 Honeycroft's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Honeycroft has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Mar 2022Tree WorksTreesIn report
Remove 1 x Cherry tree (T1) to ground level due to it being rotten and potentially falling over causing damage to neighbours shed. Reduce 1 x Cherry tree (T2) by 3m in height as it is restricting light into the property.
- Reference
- 6/2021/3484/EMT
- Jan 2022Tree WorksTreesIn report
Fell T1 Cherry tree to ground level Reduce T2 Cherry tree by 3m to maintain tree health
- Reference
- 6/2021/3479/TC
What's in 8 Honeycroft, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HR's planning history?
3 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 8 Honeycroft was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£921,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£900,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 July 2025Most recent
£900,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL8 6HR: £590,000 (2021–2001).
Nearby sales in AL8 6HR
4a, 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
£300,0001 Honeycroft, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HR
Sold Jul 1995
£135,500
Everything we know about 8 Honeycroft, in one report
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Versus other Honeycroft homes
Years Held for 8 Honeycroft lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,294
Street avg £5,546
Floor Area
170 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 4.2 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
0.3 km
Barleycroft Rd — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Applecroft School. 20 schools nearby.
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