1 Digswell House Mews, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7AT
About 1 Digswell House Mews
1 Digswell House Mews is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 7AT). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 2-band jump.
At 47 m² it sits well below the postcode median (81 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: April 2023 at £452,500. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 6 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£894/sq ft) was about 203.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Window efficiency improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side extension at 1 Digswell House Mews.
- Mar 2025RenovationIn report
Replacement of existing wooden fence with red brick wall
- Reference
- 6/2024/1718/EM
- Apr 2022ExtensionIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Erection of a two storey side extension with installation of 1 x front facing dormer window and rear facing roof lights, installation of rear facing roof light to existing roof of main dwelling, and the formation of 1 x parking space
- Reference
- 6/2022/0301/EMH
What's in 1 Digswell House Mews, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7AT's planning history?
4 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Digswell House Mews was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£452,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 23 years.
£452,500
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
4 April 2023Most recent
£452,500
+88.5%over 13 years18 December 2009
£240,000
23 March 2005
£240,000
+6.7%over 2 years30 June 2002
£225,000
+112.3%over 2 years8 December 1999
£106,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL8 7AT: £310,000 (2024–2014).
Nearby sales in AL8 7AT
8 Digswell House Mews, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7AT
Sold Jul 2024
£375,5007 Digswell House Mews, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7AT
Sold Jan 2021
£390,0003 Digswell House Mews, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7AT
Sold Aug 2016
£235,0006 Digswell House Mews, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7AT
Sold Aug 2014
£310,0005 Digswell House Mews, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7AT
Sold Dec 1999
£149,000
Everything we know about 1 Digswell House Mews, in one report
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Versus other Digswell House Mews homes
1 Digswell House Mews outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£9,628
Street avg £4,577
Floor Area
47 m²
Street avg 73 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 4.4 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
0.3 km
Digswell Park Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Homerswood Primary and Nursery School. 16 schools nearby.
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