7 Farm Close, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6RP
About 7 Farm Close
7 Farm Close is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 6RP). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Held since May 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 91 m² the property is well over the postcode median (69 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £562,000 sits 546.3% above the 1998 sale of £86,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£89/sq ft) was about 69.9% below the postcode norm. 7 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include solar panel installation and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
7 Farm Close has 5 separate extension applications on the council record.
- May 2024Solar PanelsIn report
Installation of solar panels on rear roof
- Reference
- 6/2024/0255/EM
- Nov 2009ConditionsIn report
DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 3 (MATERIALS) FROM PLANNING PERMISSION N6/2009/1593/FP
- Reference
- N6/2009/2316/DS
What's in 7 Farm Close, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6RP's planning history?
5 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
7 Farm Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£562,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£86,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 May 1998Most recent
£86,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL8 6RP: £435,000 (2023–2007).
Everything we know about 7 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
Habitable Rooms for 7 Farm Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
66 (D)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 76 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 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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