2 Colgrove, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HU
About 2 Colgrove
2 Colgrove is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 6HU). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 87 m² it's 27% larger than the typical home in the postcode (69 m² median across 12 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £636,000 is 12.6% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£603/sq ft) was about 74.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Most recent transfer: January 2023 at £565,000.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Apr 2024RenovationFullIn report
Widening of existing hardstanding to facilitate parking for 2 cars following the removal of tree
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 6/2024/0088/HOUSE
- Mar 2024RenovationIn report
Widening of existing hardstanding to facilitate parking for 2 cars following the removal of crab apple tree
- Reference
- 6/2024/0188/EM
What's in 2 Colgrove, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HU's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
2 Colgrove valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£636,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£565,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
31 January 2023Most recent
£565,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL8 6HU: £550,000 (2021–2013).
Nearby sales in AL8 6HU
28 Colgrove, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HU
Sold Jun 2021
£590,00010 Colgrove, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HU
Sold Jan 2018
£550,00038 Colgrove, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HU
Sold Nov 2016
£555,0004 Colgrove, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HU
Sold Oct 2013
£360,00026 Colgrove, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HU
Sold Dec 2004
£247,500
Everything we know about 2 Colgrove, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Colgrove homes
2 Colgrove is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£6,494
Street avg £4,220
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Stanborough Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Stanborough School. 19 schools nearby.
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