15 Downfields, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6XR
About 15 Downfields
15 Downfields is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 6XR). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £499,000 is 10.9% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£470/sq ft) was about 76% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £450,000 in March 2024.
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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 gardenYes
- ParkingOff street
- Summer houseYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
15 Downfields has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- May 2025RenovationIn report
Replacement of front door and bay window due to the fact they are worn
New Windows- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 6/2025/0488/EM
- Sept 2024ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of a single storey rear extension
- Reference
- 6/2024/1081/HOUSE
What's in 15 Downfields, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6XR's planning history?
2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 15 Downfields was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£499,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 28 years.
£450,000
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 28 years.
Sales timeline
6 March 2024Most recent
£450,000
+448.8%over 27 years17 June 1996
£82,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL8 6XR: £395,000 (2020–2016).
Nearby sales in AL8 6XR
4 Downfields, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6XR
Sold Apr 2020
£400,0005 Downfields, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6XR
Sold Sept 2019
£405,0003 Downfields, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6XR
Sold Apr 2017
£395,0009 Downfields, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6XR
Sold Jan 2017
£362,50012 Downfields, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6XR
Sold Nov 2016
£390,000
Everything we know about 15 Downfields, in one report
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Versus other Downfields homes
On years held, 15 Downfields runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,056
Street avg £4,832
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 78 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Newfields — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Stanborough School. 14 schools nearby.
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