3 Barleycroft Green, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JY
About 3 Barleycroft Green
3 Barleycroft Green is a three-bedroom detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 6JY). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. Other recorded features include a conservatory. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility. The latest certificate (November 2015) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
12 planning records sit against the property, 11 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension, a garage conversion and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2016–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£821/sq ft) was about 87.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 100 m² it's 22.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (130 m² median across 8 EPCs). Most recent transfer: December 2022 at £883,600. 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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenWest-facing
- GarageYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Nov 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Oct 2025Tree WorksTreesIn report
Removal of common Lilac tree and pruning the shrubs on the right hand side of the tree at the back fence
- Reference
- 6/2025/1865/EMT
- Oct 2025
What's in 3 Barleycroft Green, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JY's planning history?
10 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 3 Barleycroft Green was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£910,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.7% per year over 7 years.
£883,600
Growth on file: 3.7% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
1 December 2022Most recent
£883,600
+27.1%over 6 years5 May 2016
£695,000
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
£785,00014 Barleycroft Green, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JY
Sold Feb 2022
£875,00017 Barleycroft Green, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JY
Sold Mar 2017
£812,50011 Barleycroft Green, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JY
Sold Oct 2016
£690,000
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Versus other Barleycroft Green homes
On price per m², 3 Barleycroft Green stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£8,836
Street avg £5,661
Floor Area
100 m²
Street avg 131 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 6.2 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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