170 Parkway, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HZ
About 170 Parkway
170 Parkway is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 6HZ). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2017) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).
7 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Last sold in December 2017, so it's been off the market for around 8 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1997–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £681,000 is 14.5% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£526/sq ft) was about 116.7% 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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
- DrivewayYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
170 Parkway has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Apr 2021Tree WorksTreesIn report
Re-pollard Lime Tree (T1) back approx 2m to previous cut points
- Reference
- 6/2021/0778/TPO
- Feb 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of a single storey rear extension
- Reference
- 6/2018/0090/HOUSE
What's in 170 Parkway, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HZ's planning history?
5 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
170 Parkway has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£681,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 20 years.
£595,000
Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
22 December 2017Most recent
£595,000
+80.3%over 11 years25 October 2006
£330,000
+65.0%over 5 years14 October 2001
£199,950
+37.9%over 3 years12 December 1997
£144,995
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
£590,000156 Parkway, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HZ
Sold Jun 2021
£680,000166 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
EPC Rating for 170 Parkway runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,667
Street avg £4,399
Floor Area
105 m²
Street avg 104 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 3.8 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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