15 Byfield, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7AL
About 15 Byfield
15 Byfield is a semi-detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 7AL). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
Know exactly what you're buying at 15 Byfield
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
15 Byfield sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Feb 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
15 Byfield has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
15 Byfield has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£406,000
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 7AL: £387,500 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in AL8 7AL
Everything we know about 15 Byfield, in one report
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Versus other Byfield homes
On epc rating, 15 Byfield runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
44 (E)
Street avg 68 (D)
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 87 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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
Sewells — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School. 19 schools nearby.
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