1 Elm Gardens, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6RX
About 1 Elm Gardens
1 Elm Gardens is a semi-detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 6RX). 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 (August 2023) 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.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include 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
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Elm Gardens has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
- Jul 2005ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION
- Reference
- N6/2005/0290/FP
What's in 1 Elm Gardens, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6RX's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
1 Elm Gardens has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£554,000
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.
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL8 6RX: £600,000 (2023–2012).
Nearby sales in AL8 6RX
47 Elm Gardens, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6RX
Sold Aug 2023
£750,00019 Elm Gardens, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6RX
Sold Sept 2020
£600,00017 Elm Gardens, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6RX
Sold Oct 2015
£605,00045 Elm Gardens, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6RX
Sold Nov 2014
£400,00021 Elm Gardens, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6RX
Sold Oct 2011
£390,000
Everything we know about 1 Elm Gardens, in one report
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Versus other Elm Gardens homes
On epc rating, 1 Elm Gardens stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
66 (D)
Street avg 61 (D)
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 97 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 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
Youngs Rise — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Applecroft School. 18 schools nearby.
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