1 Brockswood Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7BA
About 1 Brockswood Lane
1 Brockswood Lane is a four-bedroom detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 7BA). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (December 2018) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
12 planning records sit against the property, 9 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,024,000 is 24.1% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£604/sq ft) was about 136.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2020 at £825,000.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Brockswood Lane has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Sept 2024Tree WorksTreesIn report
Removal of 2 x small Apple trees c. 3-5 metres in height, in the garden, to make safe the area from falling apples and branches
- Reference
- 6/2024/1429/EMT
- Sept 2024Tree WorksTreesIn report
2 x small Apples tree (Malus Sylvestris) to be cut down and removed. Both trees c. 3-5 metres high. To make safe the area from falling apples and branches
- Reference
- 6/2024/1432/TC
What's in 1 Brockswood Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7BA's planning history?
10 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Brockswood Lane was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,024,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 18 years.
£825,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
30 July 2020Most recent
£825,000
+175.0%over 17 years26 August 2002
£299,990
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL8 7BA: £630,000 (2023–2003).
Everything we know about 1 Brockswood Lane, 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 Brockswood Lane homes
On price per m², 1 Brockswood Lane stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£6,496
Street avg £4,493
Floor Area
127 m²
Street avg 123 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 6.3 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
0.2 km
Handside Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Applecroft School. 19 schools nearby.
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