156 Parkway, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HZ
About 156 Parkway
156 Parkway is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 6HZ). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2012) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
6 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 116 m² it's 19.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (97 m² median across 8 EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£545/sq ft) was about 159.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2021 for £680,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bathrooms1
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Apr 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
156 Parkway has been through 5 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Nov 2023Tree WorksTreesIn report
Fell 1 x Cypress tree to front boundary due to damage caused by root network. This will be replaced with a boundary hedgerow
- Reference
- 6/2023/1782/EMT
- Oct 2023Tree WorksTreesIn report
Fell 1 x Cypress tree to front boundary due to damage caused by root network. This will be replaced with a boundary hedgerow
- Reference
- 6/2023/1733/TC
What's in 156 Parkway, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HZ's planning history?
4 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 156 Parkway was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£725,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£680,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 June 2021Most recent
£680,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL8 6HZ: £475,000 (2023–2011).
Nearby sales in AL8 6HZ
158 Parkway, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HZ
Sold Sept 2023
£590,000170 Parkway, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HZ
Sold Dec 2017
£595,000166 Parkway, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HZ
Sold Mar 2016
£475,000164 Parkway, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HZ
Sold Aug 2011
£247,000160 Parkway, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HZ
Sold Apr 2011
£365,000
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Versus other Parkway homes
On price per m², 156 Parkway stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,862
Street avg £4,371
Floor Area
116 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 3.5 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. 21 schools nearby.
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