17 Burycroft, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7AW
About 17 Burycroft
17 Burycroft is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 7AW). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 962 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2010) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). The latest certificate is from September 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £481,000 is 18.8% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£421/sq ft) was about 20% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in March 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.
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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
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- DrivewayYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
17 Burycroft'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Sept 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
17 Burycroft has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Dec 2014PorchFullIn report
Extension: Front of property
Erection of single storey front porch following demolition of existing porch
Extension- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- N6/2014/2311/FP
- Sept 2014ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Front of property
Erection of single storey front extension following the demolition of existing front porch
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- N6/2014/1532/FP
What's in 17 Burycroft, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7AW's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
17 Burycroft has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2001.
£481,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 16 years.
£405,000
Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
8 March 2017Most recent
£405,000
+62.0%over 6 years15 December 2010
£250,000
+85.2%over 9 years9 August 2001
£135,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL8 7AW: £433,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in AL8 7AW
21 Burycroft, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7AW
Sold Aug 2024
£433,00014 Burycroft, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7AW
Sold Feb 2024
£370,00019 Burycroft, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7AW
Sold Aug 2023
£485,00023 Burycroft, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7AW
Sold Nov 2021
£484,00040 Burycroft, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7AW
Sold Sept 2021
£317,000
Everything we know about 17 Burycroft, in one report
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Versus other Burycroft homes
Years Held for 17 Burycroft runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,532
Street avg £4,613
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 3.1 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
Burycroft — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School. 19 schools nearby.
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