3 Downfields, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6XR
About 3 Downfields
3 Downfields is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 6XR). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 890 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2010) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). The latest certificate is from April 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, partial demolition and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £435,000 is 10.1% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£444/sq ft) was about 66.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in April 2017.
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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
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
3 Downfields's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Apr 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Feb 2018DemolitionIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Demolition of existing conservatory & erection of single storey flat roof extension.
Extension- Reference
- 6/2017/2891/EM
- Feb 2018DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Demolition of existing conservatory & erection of single storey flat roof extension.
Extension- Reference
- 6/2017/2864/HOUSE
What's in 3 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
Sale price has at least doubled since 2002.
£435,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 15 years.
£395,000
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
9 April 2017Most recent
£395,000
+172.4%over 14 years25 April 2002
£145,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL8 6XR: £400,000 (2024–2016).
Nearby sales in AL8 6XR
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Sold Mar 2024
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Sold Apr 2020
£400,0005 Downfields, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6XR
Sold Sept 2019
£405,0009 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 3 Downfields, 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 Downfields homes
On co₂ emissions, 3 Downfields runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,776
Street avg £4,888
Floor Area
83 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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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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