1 Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JZ
About 1 Applecroft Road
1 Applecroft Road is a detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 6JZ). It has a recorded floor area of 209 m² (around 2250 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).
At 209 m² the property is well over the postcode median (43 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 16 planning records sit against the property, 12 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 Applecroft Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Applecroft Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Feb 2026Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 Oak crown reduction 40 % T2 Horse chestnut crown reduction 50%
- Reference
- 6/2026/0332/EMT
- Apr 2026Tree WorksTreesIn report
Crown reduce 1 x oak back to previous points, removing approx. 3m of regrowth. TPO 865 (2018)
- Reference
- 6/2026/0371/TPO
What's in 1 Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JZ's planning history?
14 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
1 Applecroft Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£1,285,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL8 6JZ: £275,000 (2024–2013).
Nearby sales in AL8 6JZ
23 Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JZ
Sold Jun 2024
£290,0009 Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JZ
Sold Jul 2017
£1,0007 Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JZ
Sold Oct 2016
£410,00021 Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JZ
Sold Mar 2009
£142,00027 Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JZ
Sold Jun 2003
£145,000
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Versus other Applecroft Road homes
Floor Area for 1 Applecroft Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
64 (D)
Street avg 67 (D)
Floor Area
209 m²
Street avg 48 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 2.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Barn Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.0 km
Applecroft School. 18 schools nearby.
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