1 Fretherne Chambers, Fretherne Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6NY
About 1 Fretherne Chambers
1 Fretherne Chambers is a detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 6NY). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2017) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since February 2017. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Very Good. At 47 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 40–48 m².
One planning record on file: change of use to residential refused in 2014.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 Fretherne Chambers's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
High performance glazing installed
Cavity wall insulation installed
Planning history
- Mar 2014Change of UseIn report
Prior approval for the change of use of first floor office building (Use Class B1) to 4 x 1 bedroom flats (Use Class C3 residential)
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- N6/2014/0410/OR
What's in 1 Fretherne Chambers, Fretherne Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6NY's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
1 Fretherne Chambers has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£228,000
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.
Everything we know about 1 Fretherne Chambers, in one report
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Versus other Fretherne Road homes
EPC Rating
79 (C)
Street avg 78 (C)
Floor Area
47 m²
Street avg 44 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.1 t/year
Street avg 1.2 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
Sainsbury's — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Peartree Primary School. 21 schools nearby.
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