17 Elm Gardens, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6RX
About 17 Elm Gardens
17 Elm Gardens is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 6RX). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2015) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. On the market in October 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £743,000 is 22.8% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£562/sq ft) was about 69.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Aug 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
17 Elm Gardens has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Jun 2021
- Mar 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Erection of ground floor rear extensions to fill up existing adjoining infill area within the curtilage of two attached houses.
- Reference
- 6/2020/3428/FULL
What's in 17 Elm Gardens, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6RX's planning history?
2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
17 Elm Gardens has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£743,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.0% per year over 20 years.
£605,000
Growth on file: 8.0% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
12 October 2015Most recent
£605,000
+68.1%over 9 years22 December 2005
£360,000
+111.8%over 8 years27 August 1997
£170,000
+27.8%over 1 year5 January 1996
£133,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL8 6RX: £485,000 (2023–2011).
Everything we know about 17 Elm Gardens, 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 Elm Gardens homes
17 Elm Gardens outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,050
Street avg £4,625
Floor Area
100 m²
Street avg 96 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 4.5 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
Youngs Rise — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Applecroft School. 18 schools nearby.
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