47 Elm Gardens, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6RX
About 47 Elm Gardens
47 Elm Gardens is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 6RX). It has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (around 1593 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2011. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Other recorded features include a conservatory and a self-contained annexe.
At 148 m² the property is well over the postcode median (91 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 7 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2012–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£471/sq ft) was about 47.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2023 at £750,000.
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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
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- GarageDouble
Energy performance
47 Elm Gardens's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A a single-storey front extension application was refused at 47 Elm Gardens in 2025.
- Nov 2025ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Front of property
Erection of a single front garage roof extension
- Reference
- 6/2025/1945/HOUSE
- Aug 2025ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Proposed single storey front extension
- Reference
- 6/2025/0956/HOUSE
What's in 47 Elm Gardens, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6RX's planning history?
5 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 47 Elm Gardens was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£791,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.8% per year over 12 years.
£750,000
Growth on file: 3.8% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
29 August 2023Most recent
£750,000
+54.6%over 11 years31 January 2012
£485,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL8 6RX: £400,000 (2020–2008).
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Versus other Elm Gardens homes
Years Held for 47 Elm Gardens lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,068
Street avg £4,871
Floor Area
148 m²
Street avg 94 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.6 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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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