5 Guessens Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6QW
About 5 Guessens Road
5 Guessens Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 6QW). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1421 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2015 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74).
7 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 132 m² it's 17.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (112 m² median across 3 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £863,000 is 26.9% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£479/sq ft) was about 26.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in March 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years.
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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
Outside
- Private gardenWest-facing
- GarageYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
Planning history
A tree works application was refused at 5 Guessens Road in 2023.
- Jan 2023Tree WorksTreesIn report
Replace existing conifer hedge with beech
- Reference
- 6/2017/2639/EM
- May 2018
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Sales history & valuation
5 Guessens Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£863,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£680,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 March 2016Most recent
£680,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in AL8 6QW: £450,000 (2019–1995).
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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- A planning decision worth checking
Versus other Guessens Road homes
5 Guessens Road outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,152
Street avg £4,462
Floor Area
132 m²
Street avg 128 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 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
Russellcroft Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Templewood Primary School. 20 schools nearby.
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