21 Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JZ
About 21 Applecroft Road
21 Applecroft Road is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 6JZ). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).
Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in March 2009. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Across 1997–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 10% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £266,000 sits 87.3% above the 2009 sale of £142,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2001.
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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
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Apr 2001RenovationIn report
TWO PICKET GATES AND NEW HEDGE TO FRONT
- Reference
- W6/2001/0348/EM
What's in 21 Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JZ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.
£266,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.0% per year over 12 years.
£142,000
Growth on file: 10.0% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
19 March 2009Most recent
£142,000
-20.2%over 2 years15 June 2006
£178,000
+53.5%over 4 years12 July 2001
£115,950
+146.7%over 3 years24 July 1997
£47,000
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
£410,00027 Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JZ
Sold Jun 2003
£145,00031 Applecroft Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6JZ
Sold Dec 2002
£129,500
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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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