25 Elm Gardens, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6RX
About 25 Elm Gardens
25 Elm Gardens is a mid-terrace 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 (March 2020) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
One historical planning record sits against the property in 2014.
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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
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Nov 2014Tree WorksTreesIn report
Reduce Hornbeam tree by 30%
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- N6/2014/2195/TC
What's in 25 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
25 Elm Gardens has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£539,000
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
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Versus other Elm Gardens homes
Habitable Rooms for 25 Elm Gardens runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
65 (D)
Street avg 61 (D)
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 97 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 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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