17 Barleycroft Green, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JY
About 17 Barleycroft Green
17 Barleycroft Green is a four-bedroom detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 6JY). It has a recorded floor area of 172 m² (around 1851 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2016) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Other recorded features include a conservatory. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 172 m² the property is well over the postcode median (121 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 10 planning records sit against the property, 8 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 9 years since the last transfer (March 2017). Today's modelled estimate of £999,000 is 23% above the 2017 sale price.
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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
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- StudyYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenWest-facing
- GarageYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
17 Barleycroft Green's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
17 Barleycroft Green has been through 8 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Dec 2024Tree WorksTreesIn report
1 x Honey locust to reduce faulted stem by 2m. Reduce remaining tree by around 1.2m to balance canopy. Reducing faulted stems to improve form and for future growth 1 x Hawthorn to reduce by around 1.5m in height, reduce width by 1.2m. creating a more compact shape. To retain size and shape
- Reference
- 6/2024/2122/EMT
- Dec 2024Tree WorksTreesIn report
1 x Honey locust to reduce faulted stem by 2m. Reduce remaining tree by around 1.2m to balance canopy. Reducing faulted stems to improve form and for future growth. 1 x Hawthorn to reduce by around 1.5m in height, reduce width by 1.2m. creating a more compact shape. To retain size and shape
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 6/2024/2120/TC
What's in 17 Barleycroft Green, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JY's planning history?
8 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
17 Barleycroft Green valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£999,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£812,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 March 2017Most recent
£812,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL8 6JY: £785,000 (2025–2016).
Nearby sales in AL8 6JY
7 Barleycroft Green, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JY
Sold May 2025
£780,0006 Barleycroft Green, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JY
Sold Feb 2023
£785,0003 Barleycroft Green, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JY
Sold Dec 2022
£883,60014 Barleycroft Green, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JY
Sold Feb 2022
£875,00011 Barleycroft Green, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JY
Sold Oct 2016
£690,000
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Versus other Barleycroft Green homes
Floor Area for 17 Barleycroft Green runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,724
Street avg £6,175
Floor Area
172 m²
Street avg 122 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 5.9 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
0.1 km
Barleycroft Rd — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Applecroft School. 21 schools nearby.
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