6 Farm Close, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6RP
About 6 Farm Close
6 Farm Close is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 6RP). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 108 m² the property is well over the postcode median (69 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 8 planning records sit against the property, 7 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 10% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £585,000 is 39.3% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£361/sq ft) was about 29% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in August 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 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
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
6 Farm Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Apr 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
6 Farm Close has 4 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Feb 2023Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1- Silver Birch reduce by 30% due to excessive shading.
- Reference
- 6/2023/0075/EMT
- Feb 2023Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1- Silver Birch - Reduce by 30% due to excessive shading.
- Reference
- 6/2023/0074/TC
What's in 6 Farm Close, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6RP's planning history?
6 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
6 Farm Close has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£585,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.0% per year over 19 years.
£420,000
Growth on file: 10.0% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
12 August 2014Most recent
£420,000
+58.5%over 8 years9 December 2005
£265,000
+278.8%over 10 years8 November 1995
£69,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL8 6RP: £435,000 (2023–2005).
Everything we know about 6 Farm Close, 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 Farm Close homes
6 Farm Close outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
64 (D)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
108 m²
Street avg 74 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
Farm Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Applecroft School. 20 schools nearby.
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