12 Homerfield, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6QZ
About 12 Homerfield
12 Homerfield is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 6QZ). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in November 1997. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £622,000 sits 329% above the 1997 sale of £145,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£162/sq ft) was about 54.6% below the postcode norm. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 83 m² it sits well below the postcode median (131 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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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
- Bathrooms1
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Aug 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at 12 Homerfield is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Jan 2021Tree WorksTreesIn report
Reduce 1 x Leyland Cypress tree by 6m height & 2.5m width
- Reference
- 6/2020/1290/EMT
- Aug 2020Tree WorksTreesIn report
Reduce 1 x Leyland Cypress by 6m height & 2.5m width
- Reference
- 6/2020/1320/EMT
What's in 12 Homerfield, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6QZ's planning history?
3 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
12 Homerfield's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£622,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£145,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
13 November 1997Most recent
£145,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL8 6QZ: £790,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in AL8 6QZ
10 Homerfield, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6QZ
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Sold Apr 2024
£790,0008 Homerfield, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6QZ
Sold Feb 2022
£795,00013 Homerfield, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6QZ
Sold Nov 2020
£690,0004 Homerfield, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6QZ
Sold Mar 2017
£740,000
Everything we know about 12 Homerfield, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Homerfield homes
Price per m² for 12 Homerfield lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,747
Street avg £5,573
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 137 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 6.1 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
Applecroft School. 20 schools nearby.
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