1 Colgrove, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HY
About 1 Colgrove
1 Colgrove is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 6HY). It has a recorded floor area of 143 m² (around 1539 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band.
At 143 m² the property is well over the postcode median (94 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, partial demolition, a loft conversion and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £836,000 is 15.3% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£471/sq ft) was about 21.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2018 at £725,000.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Sept 2018DemolitionIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of a single storey side and rear extension, following demolition of existing garage and playroom
Extension- Reference
- 6/2018/1613/EM
- Sept 2018DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of a single storey side and rear extension, following demolition of existing garage and side room
Extension- Reference
- 6/2018/1602/HOUSE
What's in 1 Colgrove, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HY's planning history?
3 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Colgrove was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£836,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 15 years.
£725,000
Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
4 October 2018Most recent
£725,000
+122.4%over 15 years28 July 2003
£326,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL8 6HY: £535,000 (2022–2015).
Nearby sales in AL8 6HY
13 Colgrove, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HY
Sold Oct 2022
£685,5859 Colgrove, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HY
Sold May 2018
£535,0007 Colgrove, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HY
Sold Jan 2016
£435,00011 Colgrove, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HY
Sold Nov 2015
£450,00029 Colgrove, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HY
Sold Aug 2008
£317,000
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Versus other Colgrove homes
On floor area, 1 Colgrove stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,070
Street avg £4,932
Floor Area
143 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
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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
Applecroft School. 19 schools nearby.
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