22 Byfield, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7AL
About 22 Byfield
22 Byfield is a two-bedroom detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 7AL). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2013) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Most recent transfer: October 2018 at £355,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1998–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £423,000 is 19.2% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£465/sq ft) was about 95.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 71 m² it's 18.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (87 m² median across 20 EPCs).
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Nov 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
22 Byfield has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
22 Byfield has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£423,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.6% per year over 20 years.
£355,000
Growth on file: 7.6% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
3 October 2018Most recent
£355,000
+44.9%over 4 years7 February 2014
£245,000
+14.0%over 6 years18 October 2007
£215,000
+158.7%over 8 years11 November 1998
£83,100
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL8 7AL: £387,500 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in AL8 7AL
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Versus other Byfield homes
Floor Area for 22 Byfield lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,000
Street avg £3,814
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 3.5 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
Sewells — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School. 19 schools nearby.
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